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. 2020 Jan 20:7:2382120519901275.
doi: 10.1177/2382120519901275. eCollection 2020 Jan-Dec.

Integrating Digital Health into the Curriculum-Considerations on the Current Landscape and Future Developments

Timothy Dy Aungst  1 , Ravi Patel  2
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Integrating Digital Health into the Curriculum-Considerations on the Current Landscape and Future Developments

Timothy Dy Aungst et al. J Med Educ Curric Dev. .

Abstract

The intercession of widespread Internet access and use of mobile devices and wearables has increased the attention to the field of digital health as a novel means of providing patient care. Although substantial advancements have been made toward the development of novel technologies and identification of therapeutic areas of impact, the issue remains of how to educate future health professionals to work in an era of digital tools. This perspective piece seeks to highlight areas of concern related to subset areas of the digital health environment and provide potential educational pathways to prepare students.

Keywords: Digital health; digital therapeutics; education; mHealth.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests:The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: T.D.A., PharmD, is an advisor for the Digital Therapeutics Alliance and consultant for Eli Lilly, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, and Teva Pharmaceutical. No disclosure or conflicts reported by Dr R.P.

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