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Harrison’s Manual of Medicine App: Translation of Famous Medical Text to Mobile Form [App Review]
I was introduced to Harrison’s Manual of Medicine via Access Medicine back in my first year of medical school (most academic centers have a subscription to Access Medicine). I needed to find a good resource for my PBL(Problem Based Learning) small group sessions and it seemed the easiest to read for a kid fresh out of undergrad. Later on I found resources such as UpToDate and eventually developed the ability to actually understood research papers, but Harrison’s Manual of Medicine was great to read early on. Not only is it great to use in Medical School, but It’s a textbook you’ll often find in the clinic setting and is read and referenced by practicing providers.
It would then only seem natural to have the full text or even the online version (via Access Medicine), translated to a mobile application. When you search for Harrison’s in the App Store you’re presented with 3 Apps! Inherently, I thought I’d only have one option. There is a version by Unbound Medicine, Skyscape, and MedHand. The price to access/download each is $59.99, the key difference is that the MedHand version does not require a yearly subscription. You pay the flat rate of $59.99. Also, the MedHand version is a stand alone application, not requiring you to access the internet, unlike the others. Because of these advantages, the MedHand version was chosen for a full review of Harrison’s Manual of Medicine(17th edition).
