Kainat Javed, Sadia Sharif, Muhammad Jawad Anwar, Amir Naveed, Sikander Afzal, Amna Hayder.
Smart Phones: a new modality to enhance knowledge for medical students.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(1):79-84.

Background: A fascinating thing about humans is to explore new things and ideas. In the recent past information technology has given new ways to human being in all spheres of life. If anybody in this era is unaware of information technology, he shall be left far behind others in particular among his peers. Mobile phones have impacted to human life in an unbelievable way. A shaken phenomenon was given by smart phones. It has all the features of a computer anything which could beachieved on a computer is available in the smart phone. Smart phone keeps a doctor in touch with all the day to day changes in the medical field for which he used to consult a large number of books. Smart phones provide students the opportunity to keep abreast with the current knowledge and learning round the clock concept. Rationale: Literature about the usage of smart phone usage among medical students in Pakistan is scarce and leaves room for further research. Study design: It is a descriptive cross sectional study. Study instrument: Modified IS Success (Adapted from Seddon and Kiew (2007) and literature attitude. Conclusion: The rising trend and the adaptability of smart phones for learning purposes by medical students is encouraging. Smart phone has developed interest in learning among medical students which students can modify according to their need, so that they can maximize the benefit. In the current scenario this study provides useful information about smart phone users for educational purposes.

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