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Websites, blogs and apps
A brief medical students guide to websites that are worth a browse, blogs that are worthy of note and apps that are worth downloading.
US National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov
The world's largest medical library. The library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and healthcare.
National Health and Medical Research Council
www.nhmrc.gov.au
Large database of clinical guidelines.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au
This resource is a 'one-stop info-shop' for published, unpublished and specially-developed material about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Australian Doctor
www.australiandoctor.com.au
Good archive section on "How to Treat" and "Common Sense Pathology". Latest news.
Medical Observer
www.medicalobserver.com.au
Good database of Guidelines and Patient Handouts
Australian Prescriber
www.australianprescriber.com
Excellent subject index, support organisations
Pulse+IT Magazine
www.pulseitmagazine.com.au
Useful information on various aspects of technology in health industry; back-issues available
Good Health Publications
www.hpamedical.com.au
Excellent range of publications dedicated to Cardiology, Diabetes, Geriatric Medicine, Psychiatric Medicine, Paediatrics and Child Health. (log in and password, available on the cover of each Good Health Publications medical journal)
Australian Family Physician
www.racgp.org.au/afp
A useful database for this journal articles and back issues.
6minutes
www.6minutes.com.au
Fantastic site for daily updates on current medial issues.
Common Sense Pathology
www.rcpa.edu.au/Publications/CommonSensePathology.htm
Excellent database of common pathology issues facing health professionals.
Sometimes it can be nice to get some reassurance that you're not alone, remind yourself why you got into the medical field in the first place, and just enjoy reading about medical topics for something other than classes.
A recent Australian medical graduate writes about life as an intern year in this light-hearted blog.
The Chronicles of a Medical Student in Melbourne
The life and thoughts of an international student from Malaysia living in Melbourne, struggling with food, books, lectures and the currency exchange.
Scrub Notes Medical Blog: Tips For Med Students
Advice on how to succeed in medical school, apply for residency programs, and become a doctor!
Prepare for your exams and get ahead in schoolwork with some help from this site, perfect for every medical student.
Covering topics like medical school, residency, exams and more, this medical student and parent shares her journey.
There are now over 10,000 unique apps (and counting) in the Apple iTunes Store under the “Medical” category. Here are just a few that we think are kind of cool…
Medscape
The amount of free content provided by Medscape is absolutely mind-boggling and seems to continuously grow with each update.
Many use Medscape as a simple drug reference tool, but its also useful for the disease and condition clinical references it provides.
New England Medical Journal App
This must-have app allows you to access the last 7 days worth of published articles, along with images of various medical conditions and videos on how to perform procedures such as LPs and chest tubes.
You can access the weekly audio summaries via podcast format as well.
Epocrates
For drug referencing on the go, you can't go past the Epocrates app. It include medical calculators and continually updated drug and clinical references.
The basic version is free, however, to obtain features such as disease images and a medical dictionary, a subscription is required,
iAnnotate
No matter where you are in your career in medicine, you’re reading PDF files constantly – it’s what keeps your evidence based clinical skills up to date.
If you have an iPad, this is a great app, allowing you to take notes, handwrite, underline and highlight directly onto PDF files.
