Exploring the impact of tablet computers on medical training at an academic medical center

METHODS Setting and study design The study, which was approved by the Duke University Health System Institutional Review Board, took place over eight weeks in November to December 2010 and involved four patient care teams from the general medicine teaching service at Duke University Hospital. The short duration also made it difficult for participants to integrate the devices into their workflow; integration requires dedication. Because devices had to be returned at the end of the study, participants may not have expended the necessary effort to incorporate the device into their clinical practice.