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The ability to download custom-built software applications (apps) has created a new wealth of clinical resources available to healthcare staff, providing evidence-based decisional tools to reduce medical errors.<\/jats:p>\n            <jats:p>Previous literature has examined how smartphones can be utilised by both medical student and doctor populations, to enhance educational and workplace activities, with the potential to improve overall patient care. However, this literature has not examined smartphone acceptance and patterns of medical app usage within the student and junior doctor populations.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>An online survey of medical student and foundation level junior doctor cohorts was undertaken within one United Kingdom healthcare region. Participants were asked whether they owned a Smartphone and if they used apps on their Smartphones to support their education and practice activities. Frequency of use and type of app used was also investigated. Open response questions explored participants\u2019 views on apps that were desired or recommended and the characteristics of apps that were useful.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>257 medical students and 131 junior doctors responded, equating to a response rate of 15.0% and 21.8% respectively. 79.0% (n=203\/257) of medical students and 74.8% (n=98\/131) of junior doctors owned a smartphone, with 56.6% (n=115\/203) of students and 68.4% (n=67\/98) of doctors owning an iPhone.<\/jats:p>\n            <jats:p>The majority of students and doctors owned 1\u20135 medical related applications, with very few owning more than 10, and iPhone owners significantly more likely to own apps (Chi sq, p&lt;0.001). Both populations showed similar trends of app usage of several times a day. Over 24hours apps were used for between 1\u201330 minutes for students and 1\u201320 minutes for doctors, students used disease diagnosis\/management and drug reference apps, with doctors favouring clinical score\/calculator apps.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This study found a high level of smartphone ownership and usage among medical students and junior doctors. 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