Mobile technologies in medical education: AMEE Guide No. 105

Mobile technologies (including handheld and wearable devices) have the potential to enhance learning activities from basic medical undergraduate education through residency and beyond. In order to use these technologies successfully, medical educators need to be aware of the underpinning socio-theoretical concepts that influence their usage, the pre-clinical and clinical educational environment in which the educational activities occur, and the practical possibilities and limitations of their usage. This Guide builds upon the previous AMEE Guide to e-Learning in medical education by providing medical teachers with conceptual frameworks and practical examples of using mobile technologies in medical education. The goal is to help medical teachers to use these concepts and technologies at all levels of medical education to improve the education of medical and healthcare personnel, and ultimately contribute to improved patient healthcare. This Guide begins by reviewing some of the technological changes that have occurred in recent years, and then examines the theoretical basis (both social and educational) for understanding mobile technology usage. From there, the Guide progresses through a hierarchy of institutional, teacher and learner needs, identifying issues, problems and solutions for the effective use of mobile technology in medical education. This Guide ends with a brief look to the future.

移动技术（包括手持与可穿戴设备）具备从基础医学本科教育、住院医师规范化培训乃至更高级别的医学教育场景中优化学习活动的潜力。
为成功应用此类技术，医学教育工作者需明晰支撑其应用的社会理论概念、教育活动开展所在的临床前与临床教育环境，以及该技术应用的实际可能性与局限性。
本指南沿袭此前发布的《AMEE医学教育电子学习指南》（AMEE Guide to e-Learning in medical education），为医学教师提供医学教育中移动技术应用的概念框架与实践案例。其目标是帮助医学教师在各级医学教育场景中应用这些理论与技术，提升医学及医疗保健从业人员的培养质量，最终助力改善患者医疗服务水平。
本指南首先回顾近年涌现的多项技术变革，随后剖析理解移动技术应用所需的理论基础（涵盖社会与教育双维度）。自此，本指南将按照机构、教师与学习者的需求层级逐步展开，梳理医学教育中移动技术有效应用所涉及的各类议题、问题及解决方案。本指南最后将对未来发展进行简要展望。