Education

Reflection on the importance of anatomy for medical students in the UK, and what the future might hold

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by: Joshua James Harding BSc Hons (MS2) Historically, anatomy has always been a cornerstone in medical education. Until recently, dissection and didactic lectures have predominated. The publication of the General Medical Council’s guidelines for UK medical schools, set out in the document Tomorrow’s Doctor’s, recommends that undue emphasis on detail is not required and calls for a reduction in the burden of factual information in the medical curriculum. Since then, many medical schools in the UK have changed their course [Read more]

Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine residency launches iPad program

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An insider perspective on the move to mobile at the nation’s number one hospital. In this first series installment, we answer the question – why the iPad?

The medical category within the Mac App Store and implications for physicians

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A commentary focusing on the Mac App Store in the context of medical apps and whether or not this category is useful and should be developed further.

USMLE Step 1 Déjà Review is great for content review but less so for test simulation

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A review of the iPhone USMLE Step 1 Déjà Review app, a relatively affordable way to prepare for the knowledge – but not the application – component of the USMLE Step 1.

ReachMD CME (1.0) [App Review]

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This app is now outdated. We recommend you try another ReachMD app, Medical Radio. We featured Medical Radio in one of our previous posts. We recommend their new Medical Radio app, which is also free, and significantly more useful.