Abstract

The combination of network communication and medical education gave birth to distance medical education (DME). Now the fifth generation of mobile communication technology (5G) with high data rate, low delay, save energy, reduce cost and other advantages to the telemedicine education has provided a substantial change. It can make the utilization of excellent resources have sufficiency and high efficiency, which equalize educational resources. Teachers can stay face-to-face with students, even if they are in different places. It makes the teaching content is updated in time and so on. This paper reviews the development history of distance medicine education and looks forward to the prospect brought by the combination of 5G communication technology. How to guide clinical practice and improve the learning efficiency and interest.

Highlights

  • Technological innovation has impacted social change in recent years but has been the prime driver of educational transformation (Garrison, 2011)

  • This paper reviews the development history of distance medicine education and looks forward to the prospect brought by the combination of 5th generation mobile networks (5G) communication technology

  • The electronic information and networks promotes the development of medicine and medical education

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Summary

Introduction

Technological innovation has impacted social change in recent years but has been the prime driver of educational transformation (Garrison, 2011). Difficulties exist in some health professionals’ access to ongoing professional development opportunities, those with limited access face-to-face education (Lenthall, 2011; Bennett, 2014), due to geographical isolation or for those not enrolled in a formal program of study (Doorenbos, 2011; Curran, 2006). These issues challenge traditional methods of teaching delivery; electronic learning is at the nexus of overcoming these challenges (Gilligan et al, 2015). It will made huge revolution to the mobile communication and telemedicine education

DME in Past
Shortage of Teachers
Lacking of Face to Face
Classes Will Be Suspended for Natural Disasters
Prospect
Application of 5G in Clinical Practice
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