Using a Smart Phone Based Application for Learning Physiology for 1st Professional Medical Students: Merits, Demerits and Challenges
Adithya B Adithya Ba, Vineetha K. Ramdas Nayakb, Y. C. Nalinic, Abhishekh Basavarajegowdad
- aDepartment of Physiology, BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- bDepartment of Physiology, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
- cDepartment of Physiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pondicherry, India
- dDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India
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Abstract
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.
TL;DRIt is reported that students widely use medical education-based apps for academic benefits and as an aid to didactic learning. (Semantic Scholar)