How can WhatsApp® facilitate the future of medical education and clinical practice?

Salam, Muhammed Aizaz us; Oyekwe, George Chukwuemeka; Ghani, Sami Ahmad; Choudhury, Regwaan Imtiaz

doi:10.1186/s12909-020-02440-7

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“…Studies confirmed that WhatsApp's online group discussions may provide students with a one-point learning and information source (Latif et al, 2019). Current research highlighted WhatsApp can be effective as a medical learning tool (Salam et al, 2021) to facilitate classroom learning and clinical training (Coleman and O'Connor, 2019). Similarly, instant messaging applications can improve "the way medical education is delivered, by creating communication channels between students and tutors, increasing learning opportunities and providing an overall superior educational experience for medical students" (Coleman and O'Connor, 2019).…”

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“…Similarly, instant messaging applications can improve "the way medical education is delivered, by creating communication channels between students and tutors, increasing learning opportunities and providing an overall superior educational experience for medical students" (Coleman and O'Connor, 2019). However, there are reports of adverse effects on academic performance with the use of applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and games being addictive and stealing students' study time (Salam et al, 2021). Thus, smartphone learning also has challenges (Kim, 2020) along with its many benefits, indicative of its effect on academic performance (Ifeanyi and Chukwuere, 2018;Darko-Adjei, 2019).…”

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Smartphones and Educational Apps Use Among Medical Students of a Smart University Campus

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Background: Smartphones and medical education apps are popular with and are widely used by medical students to facilitate peer interactions, communication and collaboration in addition to their “learn anywhere” advantage. Smartphone use by medical students has not been studied in the English-speaking Caribbean. Study objectives were to assess in preclinical students attending the University of the West Indies in Barbados, smartphone ownership, usage and attitudes toward use in medical education.Methods: First and second year preclinical medical students completed a self-administered paper-based questionnaire during the 2018–2019 academic year. Survey questions included sections on smartphone ownership, medical apps used, phone usage for education related tasks, and the perception on the usefulness of smartphones in medical education.Results: Of 112 participants (response rate 67.4%), 43% considered using the smartphone for medical education when acquiring it but 92% were currently using it for this purpose, with 80.3% (p < 0.01) specifically using it for learning anatomy. The majority of the students felt that the use of smartphones would improve their educational experiences (89.1%) (p < 0.01), be beneficial to medical faculty for teaching (84.8%) (p < 0.01), and could be more effectively used in medical education (50.9%) (p < 0.01). For information resources students used Medscape (67.9%) and Mayo Clinic (57.1%) and the most frequently used search engine was Google (95.5%). Most students (67.9%) used medical apps and 79.5% would buy more useful apps provided they were affordable. The popular apps were: ‘Teach me Anatomy’ (11.9%), ‘UpToDate’ (10.3%) and ‘Medscape’ (8.8%). Most students (66.1%) felt a Smart Campus should ensure e-learning platforms were compatible with smartphones and university policies regarding smartphone usage for academic purposes were needed.Conclusion: Findings show that smartphones and related medical education apps are widely used by medical students and improve their educational experiences. Universities should develop a policy regarding smartphone usage for academic purposes.

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“…WhatsApp is the most popular mode of communication worldwide but its role in medical education still needs further exploration [ 30 ]. Although some studies have recommended WhatsApp use in medical education due to its easy, interactive, and instant role in preparing the students for their day to day learning activities [ 31 , 32 ] its educational effectiveness lacks conclusive evidence [ 33 ].…”

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Trend of social media use by undergraduate medical students; a comparison between medical students and educators

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Alshanberi

Mousa³

et al. 2022

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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“…The pre-service health sciences researchers used social media such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram to link with their class fellows, teachers, and other researchers. Worldwide, governments have partnered with WhatsApp to provide updated information about COVID-19 [ 103 ]. The Pakistan health ministry and many other health agencies also provided ‘real-time’ data about public health and COVID-19 spread on Facebook and Twitter, which was of great concern for health sciences researchers; explicated policies and implementation are needed in this respect.…”

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Social Media Tools for the Development of Pre-Service Health Sciences Researchers during COVID-19 in Pakistan

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Arif

Iqbal

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The development of health sciences researchers has immense significance during a pandemic to control, manage, and prevent future outbreaks of the disease. This study focused on the use of social media tools (SMT) among pre-service health sciences researchers to complement their research competencies (RCT) and research completion levels (RC) during COVID-19. This study used the Vitae research development framework (RDF) to measure research competencies as a mediator between the use of social media tools and research completion levels among post-graduate health sciences students. A cross-section survey research approach was adopted to collect data from the post-graduate students (n = 410) enrolled in health sciences departments at universities in Pakistan. The SmartPLS 3.3.8 software was used to analyze data through Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results revealed that different social media tools such as communication, information management, and multimedia have a direct influence on the research competencies of the pre-service researchers and have an indirect effect on the research completion levels. Health sciences institutions may devise social-media-based instructional strategies to develop post-graduate students’ research competencies, such as personal effectiveness, research governance, and research engagement, to help them compile their research and complete their degree program in time during an emergency.

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How can WhatsApp® facilitate the future of medical education and clinical practice?

Cited by 26 publications

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Smartphones and Educational Apps Use Among Medical Students of a Smart University Campus

Smartphones and Educational Apps Use Among Medical Students of a Smart University Campus

Trend of social media use by undergraduate medical students; a comparison between medical students and educators

Social Media Tools for the Development of Pre-Service Health Sciences Researchers during COVID-19 in Pakistan

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