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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Use of mobile learning by resident physicians in Botswana
Telemedicine and e-Health, Volume 18, No. 1, Year 2012
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Description
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. Seven residents were trained to use an Android-based myTouch 3G smartphone equipped with data-enabled subscriber identity module (SIM) cards and built-in camera. Phones contained locally loaded point-of-care and drug information applications, a telemedicine application that allows for the submission of cases to local mentors, and e-mail/Web access. Surveys were administered at 4 weeks and 8 weeks following distribution of phones. We found that smartphones loaded with point-of-care tools are effectively utilized by resident physicians in resource-limited settings, both for accessing point-of-care medical information at the bedside and engaging in self-directed learning at home. © 2012 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chang, Aileen Y.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
United States, Philadelphia
Botswana-upenn Partnership
Ghose, Sankalpo
United States, Philadelphia
Botswana-upenn Partnership
Littman-Quinn, Ryan
United States, Philadelphia
Botswana-upenn Partnership
Anolik, Rachel B.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
United States, Philadelphia
Botswana-upenn Partnership
Kyer, Andrea
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Mazhani, Loeto
Botswana, Gaborone
University of Botswana
Seymour, Anne K.
United States, Philadelphia
Botswana-upenn Partnership
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Kovarik, Carrie Lynn
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
United States, Philadelphia
Botswana-upenn Partnership
Statistics
Citations: 110
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1089/tmj.2011.0050
ISSN:
15305627
e-ISSN:
15563669
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Botswana