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Article: Utility of Palmtop Computers in a Residency Program: A Pilot Study.
- Article from:
- Southern Medical Journal
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
- Author:
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ABSTRACT
Background. With advancing technology and flourishing medical information on the Internet, we studied the use of palmtop (handheld) computers by internal medicine residents.
Methods. At a university-community hospital consortium, nine internal medicine residents and their program director participated in an 8-month cohort pilot study using palmtop computers with desktop synchronization and Internet access capabilities.
Results. After 2 months of use, the residents had found a variety of uses for palmtop computers, such as the calendar, downloading residency-provided medical information, taking lecture notes, using a spreadsheet for ...