Mobile Health, Smartphone/Device, and Apps for Psychiatry and Medicine: Competencies, Training, and Faculty...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Health Informatics
• Digital Health

Background:

• Clinical faculty and trainees need specific skills to deliver quality care utilizing technology.
• Mobile health (mHealth), smartphone, and app competencies are crucial for modern healthcare delivery.
• Integrating technology requires adapting traditional teaching and evaluation methods.

Purpose of the Study:

• To outline essential mobile health competencies for clinical faculty and trainees.
• To align these competencies with graduate medical education milestone domains.
• To integrate technology-based care with in-person care while preserving the therapeutic relationship.

Main Methods:

• Competency identification and alignment with existing educational frameworks.
• Analysis of similarities and differences with in-person and telepsychiatric care models.
• Exploration of additional dimensions such as clinical decision support and information flow management.

Main Results:

• Mobile health competencies can be integrated into graduate medical education milestones.
• Key competencies include clinical decision support and information flow management across e-platforms.
• Effective integration requires addressing unique aspects of technology-mediated care.

Conclusions:

• Health systems must strategically integrate in-person and technology-based care.
• Faculty development in mobile health is essential for quality patient care and education.
• Maintaining the therapeutic relationship is paramount in technology-enhanced healthcare settings.