Perspectives of Nonphysician Clinical Students and Medical Lecturers on Tablet-Based Health Care Practice Support for Medical Education in Zambia, Africa: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Zambia is faced with a severe shortage of health workers and challenges in national health financing. This burdens the medical licentiate practitioner (MLP) program for training nonphysician clinical students in Zambia because of the shortage of qualified medical lecturers and learning resources at training sites. To address this shortage and strengthen the MLP program, a self-directed electronic health (eHealth) platform was introduced, comprising technology-supported learning (e-learning) for medical education and support for health care practice. MLP students were provided with tablets that were preloaded with content for offline access.

Objective

This study aimed to explore MLP students' and medical lecturers' perceptions of the self-directed eHealth platform

SUBMITTER: Barteit S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6350089 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature