title: Twelve tips for using podcasts in medical  education.
abstract: There is increasing use of podcasts by young people, including medical students. Podcasts offer small packages of educational material that allow selective replay to consolidate learning, especially for exam revision. Podcasts can be provided in a variety of formats and played on a range of devices, both static and mobile. Maximum educational impact requires careful attention to production and editing.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. j.e.sandars@leeds.ac.uk
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sandars
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D057211:Webcasts as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*