Open AccessCan Text Messaging Teach Residents? A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Hovig Artinian,
Thomas G. Keens,
Roberta M. Kato,
Todd P. Chang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ats scholar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2690-7097
DOI - 10.34197/ats-scholar.2020-0025oc
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , likert scale , medicine , physical therapy , intervention (counseling) , test (biology) , confounding , mean difference , psychology , confidence interval , nursing , developmental psychology , paleontology , biology
Background: Spaced education and the testing effect are both educational methods that increase long-term memory formation; however, these can be difficult to implement during residency training given time constraints. Text messaging is ubiquitous but has not been studied as a spaced education tool.