Technology Trends in Medical Education

On the 9th of November 2013, medical students leaders from across Ireland came together for an inaugural National Medical Student Summit held at the National University of Ireland, Galway. The summit led to the creation and launch of the Association of Medical Students in Ireland (AMSI). Irish medical students will now have an organization that can facilitate dialogue on national and international level. One of the aims of this organization is to create a forum where students can discuss a range of scientific and social topics, specifically how they affect medical students. With this in mind, the 1st annual AMSI summit included a round table discussion on how technological advances have affected medical education. Recurring themes that arose included the effects on patient safety, the lack of reliability of information and finally financial burden of new technology.