Apps & Smartphones in Medical Education

Medical students across the country are coming into a day and age where technology rules, and in a society where iPads and Android phones are voted king, it is no small wonder that professors at the most highly coveted medical schools in the country are moving forward with technology and bringing it right to their students. 

via www.tissuepathology.com

The always interesting "Digital Pathology Blog" posted a nice summary of current medical schools that have developed apps geared toward students. My recent experience with M2 medical students is that they increasingly seeking their information on the Web and eschewing the assigned textbook and even my course syllabus. So a mobile app makes some sense but it seems that we (as educators) haven't really used social media, such as Twitter or Facebook, to its full potential yet. That being said, a course "app" seems a bit gimmicky.