Abstract
Objectives: This article investigated the purposes and medical students' perception of using smartphone medical applications, as well as the impacts on their clinical practice during full-time virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Between March and August 2020, an anonymous online survey was distributed among 338 undergraduate medical students (second to six year) who were randomly selected from different colleges of medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Results: Our findings revealed that almost all students have smartphones, and that clinical skill guide was the most prevalent reason for utilizing medical apps. Most of our participants thought these apps were useful in saving time, simple to obtain, and safe tools for patient care. Conclusions: Our research highlights medical students' positive sentiments toward using medical applications in their studies, particularly during full-time virtual learning. Using these medical apps might help medical students and the education system to narrow the gaps that had been emerged during the lockdown.