A library mobile device deployment to enhance the medical student experience in a rural longitudinal integrated clerkship.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Investigators implemented the Rural Information Connection (RIC) project, a library-initiated deployment of iPad Mini 3s for third-year medical students who were enrolled in a seven-month rural longitudinal integrated clerkship (LIC) rotation. The research aims were to determine if devices preloaded with high-quality mobile health apps enhanced the experience and increased access to and awareness of mobile health information resources for the enrolled project participants.

Methods

Nine participants enrolled in this mixed methods research project. Pre- and post-survey and structured learning journals (SLJs) were used for data collection on device and app use. Descriptive statistics and thematic coding analysis included data from seven pre-surveys, nine post-surveys,

SUBMITTER: Johnson EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6300226 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature