Exploring barriers and facilitators to mobile technology integration in clinical education: A focus group study with students and stakeholders
Mobile technology offers clear benefits for clinical education - such as flexibility, access, and collaboration - but its integration requires addressing ethical, organizational, and generational barriers. Effective implementation demands inclusive, co-designed strategies supported by infrastructure, training, and cultural change.
Authors
- Carles Garcia-López
- Patrycja Ozdoba
- Magdalena Dziurka
- Enrique Cabrera
- Beata Dobrowolska
- Stephanie Herbstreit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6713-9734)
- Ariadna Huertas-Zurriaga
- Daniela Mäker
- Cristina Casanovas-Cuéllar
- Esther Cabrera
- Carlos Martínez-Gaitero
- A. Fessl
- C. Casanovas
- C. Martinez-Gaitero
- D. Mäker
- 4D Project Consortium
- Consortium Members
- S. M. Dennerlein
- R. Elferink
- T. Treasure-Jones
- D. Moreno
Institutions
- Medical University of Lublin (PL)
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Università degli Studi eCampus (IT)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- Kuyper College (US)
- Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol (ES)
- University of Business and Technology (SA)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
- University of Twente (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Teacher
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2025.2607521
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00