title: Usefulness and preference for tablet personal computers by medical students: are the features worth the money?
abstract: Tablet Personal Computers (PCs) have a huge potential in medical education due to their interactive human- computer interface and the need for anatomical diagrams, annotations, biochemistry flow charts etc. We conducted an online survey of medical students to determine their pattern of usage of the tablet features. The results revealed that the majority of medical students use the tablet features infrequently and most do not place a high value on the tablet features.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wiese
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atreja
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D034201:Computers, Handheld / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D009820:Ohio; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data