Iranian Journal of Medical Education

Introduction: Medical faculty members are often looking for new instruments in their teaching. Such instruments can be found in internet-based technologies. This study aimed to investigate tools, materials, and educational methods based on internet in medical education.
Methods: : In this review, Sid, Iranmedex, Irondoc, Magiran, Pubmed and Ericdatabsese were searched using key words such as internet, social network, teaching and education
Results: In the preliminary search, 800 articles were retrieved. After removing duplicates, 490 articles were remained. Based on title, abstract, inclusion and exclusion criteria, 33 articles entered the systematic review. Results were categorized into 3 groups. In the instrument category, learning management system, social networks and mobile devices can be named. Concerning materials category, podcast and vodcast and in educational methods category, mobile learning, morning report blog and physical examination blog were identified.
Conclusion: Different educational methods based on internet such as mobile learning and podcasting have a high potential in medical education. We suggest introducing such tools to faculty members in worshops which are held by EDCs in order to apply them in their teaching.