A randomised trial to assess the educational benefit of a smartphone otoscope in undergraduate medical training.

James R Schuster-BruceAsha AliMinh VanJesus Rogel-SalazarEnyinnaya OfoEamon Shamil

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)

The smartphone otoscope enabled learners to better observe and recognise middle ear pathology. This popular learning tool has the potential to accelerate the learning curve of otoscopy and therefore improve the proficiency of future doctors at recognising middle ear diseases.

Keyphrases

medical students
healthcare
current status
study protocol
open label
nursing students
randomized controlled trial
virtual reality
climate change