The value of mobile tablet computers (iPads) in the undergraduate medical curriculum

Abstract

The deployment of mobile tablet computers in medical teaching and learning is viewed with mounting interest. Medical educators are embracing insights from technological advancements to ensure that students are equipped with the necessary tools to flourish as physicians. Here, we reflect on the benefits and challenges of the tablet learning experience within undergraduate medicine and how students may make the best use of it.

Keywords:

• tablet computers
• iPads
• undergraduate
• medicine
• learning
• teaching
• textbook

This article is referred to by:

The value of mobile tablet computers (iPads) in the undergraduate medical curriculum: an Imperial College medical student view

Author contributions

All authors contributed toward data analysis, drafting and critically revising the paper and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.