Background. Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are being increasingly used in medical
practice. Although they have been touted as having the ability to improve efficiency and …

Background Last year, we reported (2002 AMIA Proceedings, p 971) on how medical school
residents report on their use of personal digital assistants (PDA) or hand held devices. We …

Background: The utility of personal digital assistants (PDAs) in basic science medical
education is uncertain. Description: Student outcomes on an epidemiology course final …

Purpose The objectives of this study were to track students' use of medical and nonmedical
personal digital assistant (PDA) software and to obtain students' ratings of the usefulness of …

Objectives: Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are in widespread use by resident physicians
in many countries, reaching as high as 95% in some reports. Uses are varied and include …

The article presents a study on use of the personal digital assistant (PDA) in medical
education. Researchers distributed PDAs to 137 third year students in July 2001, when they …

Increasing attention is being focused on the potential benefits of personal digital assistants
(PDA) in medical practice. Although some work has been done to investigate their use, it is …

Limited information is available on personal digital assistant (PDA) use patterns in medical
settings. Recognizing that use patterns may be important considerations for development of …

The use of personal digital assistants (PDAs) in the pre-clinical curriculum was explored at
Georgetown University School of Medicine. Through a Palm, Inc. Mobile Medicine grant …

There has been widespread adoption of personal digital assistants (PDAs) within medicine
in recent years. However, information on the prevalence and usage of these devices among …