Archive for January, 2010

Free Mobile Medical Calculator – MedCalc

MedCalc is a free medical calculator offering easy access to medical formulas, scores, scales and classifications. It is available for the iPhone, Palm OS and Windows Mobile. Review the complete list of formulas and calculators included in MedCalc here. MedCalc

Common Residency Interview Questions (Part II)

Why do you wish to join our residency program? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Where do you see yourself in ten years, after your residency? Do you have any medical research experience? What made you join medicine? What made you choose this residency specialty (Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Family practice, OB/GYN, Anesthesiology etc.)? If [...]

Rapid Learning Strategies for Medical School

#2 – Metaphor Here’s a quick way to separate the rapid learners from the average learners. Ask them to give you an analogy for whatever they are learning. The rapid learners probably have already thought of at least one analogy, application or metaphor. Slower learners usually are baffled by the question. Linking ideas allows you [...]

Mobile Radiologic Learning Tool – Lieberman's iRadiology

Lieberman’s iRadiology app offers 500 radiology cases designed to help medical students and residents improve their plain film,CT, and MRI reading skills. Available for iPhone.

Multitasking: An Open Discussion

A stimulating discussion on multitasking is underway at Britannica Blog. Stop by for insights from authors Maggie Jackson, Howard Rheingold, Heather Gold, & Nicholas Carr. Multitasking: Boon or Bane? [Britannica] Correlate: The Cost of Multitasking

Essence of Medical Training – Everybody is My Teacher

Everybody is my teacher – I think I held this idealistic view prior to entering medicine, though my belief in this has only strengthened with time. Sure, professors, attendings, senior residents, and other “formal” authority figures taught me a lot of stuff. Patients—people—often were (are) the best instructors of all. Example: I had learned about [...]

How to Succeed During Residency Interviews

By Jessica Freedman, MD of MedEdits: The question “why THIS specialty” will undoubtedly come up at every interview, and your answer to this question must be clear and well thought out. Don’t just say the obvious, but try for a response that will set you apart from other applicants. For example, as the associate program [...]

How to Create a Rank Order List of Residency Programs

Kendra Campbell shares her approach to the creation of her rank order list at The Differential: I created a spreadsheet with 10 different variables across the top. Next, I added each program as a separate row, and then put a ranking (1-5) for each variable …For each program, I added up all the numbers, sorted [...]

How to Master Humility on the Wards

The clinical years of medical school are, in large part, a game of appearances. Medical students must find there place at the bottom rung, and they must excel in this place. An air of humility is often interpreted by the rest of the team in a positive light. Many of your evaluators use humility as [...]

Create Professional-Quality Flowcharts with Gliffy

Create professional-quality flowcharts, diagrams, & technical drawings with Gliffy, the online diagram editor. Terrific for poster presentations and manuscript figures. Example: