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A balancing act: a phenomenological exploration of medical students' experiences of using mobile devices in the clinical setting.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to describe the experiences of senior students using mobile devices in a clinical setting while learning and interacting with clinical teachers, patients and each other, and to identify challenges that facilitated or impeded the use of such devices in the hospital. DESIGN:Interpretative phenomenology was chosen to guide our enquiry. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to examine the experiences of five senior medical students using mobile devices in the clinical setting. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Senior medical students at an international medical school in the Middle East. RESULTS:Three main themes emerged from the data analysis: learning; professional identity and transitioning from student to doctor. The findings showed that using mobile devices in the clinical area as a learning tool was not a formalised process. Rather, it was opportunistic learning at the bedside and on occasion a source of distraction from clinical teaching. Students needed to negotiate relationships between themselves, the clinical teacher and patients in order to ensure that they maintained an acceptable professional image. Participants experienced and negotiated the change from student to doctor making them mindful of using their devices at the bedside. CONCLUSIONS:Mobile devices are part of daily life for a medical student and there is a need to adapt medical education in the clinical setting, to allow the students to use their devices in a sensitive manner.

journal_name

BMJ Open

journal_title

BMJ open

authors

Rashid-Doubell F,Mohamed S,Elmusharaf K,O'Neill CS

doi

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011896

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-05-03 00:00:00

pages

e011896

issue

5

issn

2044-6055

pii

bmjopen-2016-011896

journal_volume

6

pub_type

杂志文章

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