Archive for May, 2008
Handy Downloads
iContact Brings Your Google Contacts to Your Desktop (Windows) “Freeware application iContact downloads your Gmail address book to your desktop for quick access to all your contacts’ information.” Some PDF to Word Converter Does What It Sounds Like (Windows) “Freeware application Some PDF to Word Converter takes your PDFs and—as the name implies—converts them to [...]
How to Avoid Clinical Errors
Ted R. Melnick, MD… 1. A common disease presenting in a common way (horses); 2. A common disease presenting in an uncommon way; 3. An uncommon disease presenting in a common way; and 4. An uncommon disease presenting in an uncommon way (zebras). After seeing horse after horse, we develop pattern recognition and must be [...]
Graham's Guide to USMLE Step 1
Your bible: First Aid for the USMLE Step 1… You will study from this every day. You will memorize every word of every page of this book… I’d hold out until 2nd year to buy it, as you can get the latest edition… Expert tip: go to Kinko’s, get the binding cut off, three hole-punch [...]
Sound Advice for your USMLE Step 1 Prep
Kendra Campbell: 1. Make a schedule, and try to stick to it …I usually go as far as creating a schedule down to the hour 2. Get up every day at a similar hour. 3. Don’t forget to schedule in “fun time” or time off from studying to relax. This is incredibly important, and will [...]
How to Rock USMLE Step 1
From Dr. Dimov at Clinical Notes: 1. Read a concise book to understand the basics, e.g. Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine rather than huge volumes like Harrison’s or Cecil’s. Use the handbook plus a collection of medical images like the Braunwald’s Atlas of Internal Medicine, available after a free registration from MerckMedicus.com. Medicine is a [...]
Access Blackboard with Facebook
Blackboard Sync for facebook You can find out if you have a new assignment, grade, new forum posts, etc., without having to leave Facebook. …cross-references your courses’ Rosters with Facebook to make it easier to connect with your classmates through Facebook. Blackboard Sync is available for students attending institutions using the Blackboard Learning System, version [...]
USMLE Step 1 – Insider's Perspective
Even if you do not get the score that you hope to get, remember that there are many ways to compensate for the score on your residency application, i.e. good grades on clinical rotations, strong letters of rec, and rotating away at a place you want to go and doing well there. try to have [...]
Simple Steps to Stay Productive
1. Use offline tools. Paper products, pens, and other physical tools are a Godsend for those of us who have a hard time focusing throughout the work day. They’re so simple that we can use them quickly, without having to worry about becoming distracted. 2. Take more breaks. More breaks = More productivity. It may [...]
Perks of Away Rotations
Thomas Robey at Medscape… Rural Perks: The student-teacher ratio is stacked for you. There may be only one or two students learning from 10 doctors, 15 techs, 25 nurses and hundreds of patients. If there are residents, you can often pick and choose which folks teach in a way that matches your learning styles. It’s [...]
Productivity 101 for Physicians
A fine slideshow… Life Hacks for Doctors [Efficient MD]