Increasing the use of mobile phones in education depends on the understanding of its benefits. The purpose of this study was to assess the vision of medical and nursing students about the benefits of using mobile technology in education. This study was conducted on medical and nursing students in 8 hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2016. 372 students participated in the study. Data were collected by a questionnaire consisting of 11 questions in Likert scale. Students' efficiency, improvement in quality of care, faster access to information and the positive effect on education were emphasized. Nursing students have more positive attitude regarding the use of this technology to save time at the time of providing services, faster access to patient information and influence on education. In summary, students considered mobile technology to be useful for educational purposes, so by eliminating the barriers in this field, it is possible to promote mobile learning for medical and nursing students.
Keywords: Benefits; Educational affairs; Medical students; Mobile technologies; Opportunities; nursing students.