Aileen Y Chang, Sankalpo Ghose, Ryan Littman-Quinn, Rachel B Anolik, Andrea Kyer, Loeto Mazhani, Anne K Seymour, Carrie L Kovarik
With the growth of mobile health in recent years, learning through the use of mobile devices (mobile learning [mLearning]) has gained recognition as a potential method for increasing healthcare providers' access to medical information and resources in resource-limited settings. In partnership with the University of Botswana School of Medicine (SOM), we have been exploring the role of smartphone-based mLearning with resident (physicians in specialty training) education. The SOM, which admitted its first class of medical students and residents in 2009, is committed to providing high-level on-site educational resources for resident physicians, even when practicing in remote locations...
January 2012: Telemedicine Journal and E-health: the Official Journal of the American Telemedicine Association