Using a Smart Phone Based Application for Learning Physiology for 1st Professional Medical Students: Merits, Demerits and Challenges
Background and Aims: The aim of this study was to conduct a survey on usefulness of medical education-based software applications in learning physiology as an aid to regular academics among first-year medical and dental students in India. Methodology: This is a survey-based cross-sectional study which included 282 students from medical and dental health sciences. Results: Out of 282 medical students, 267 (95%) students found the app simple to follow, 257 (91%) students said that app was easy to understand and 243 (86%) found it as a learning aid to didactic learning. Conclusion: Our study reports that students widely use medical education-based apps for academic benefits and as an aid to didactic learning.
Authors
- Adithya B Adithya B
- Abhishekh Basavarajegowda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8801-708X)
- Vineetha K. Ramdas Nayak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6201-2558)
- Nalini Y.C.
Institutions
- Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
- BGS Global Hospital (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Apollo Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09760016241277640
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00