Smartphone-Based Mobile Learning with Physician Trainees in Botswana

Authors:
Aileen Y. Chang;Ryan Littman-Quinn;Dineo Ketshogileng;Amit Chandra;Taatske Rijken;Sankalpo Ghose;Andrea Kyer;Anne K. Seymour;Carrie L. Kovarik
Affiliations:
University of Pennsylvania, USA, and Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Botswana;Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Botswana;University of Botswana, Botswana;University of Botswana, Botswana;University of Botswana, Botswana;Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Botswana;University of Pennsylvania, USA;University of Pennsylvania, USA, and Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Botswana;University of Pennsylvania, USA, and Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Botswana
Venue:
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning
Year:
2012

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Abstract

In recent years, mobile learning in medicine has been utilized to increase healthcare providers' access to health information. This has improved healthcare providers' ability to make appropriate clinical decisions at point-of-care, particularly in resource-limited settings. Mobile phones facilitate information and communication technology support for patient care and collaboration amongst providers. In this paper, the authors describe a smartphone-based mobile learning initiative with physician trainees at the University of Botswana School of Medicine, focusing on the authors' experiences with recent scale-up efforts to remote areas of Botswana. The authors also explore the potential impact of mobile learning in developing health capacity.