Websites
AmIHealthy.org? ShowMeTheDiagnosis.com? Are they reliable? Fret no more, these are the top websites every medical student should flock to.
drnajeeblectures.com
***** (5 stars) Dr Najeeb is a gifted teacher of medical students. He can articulate concepts extremely clearly. His videos have proved to be incredibly helpful in helping me (finally!) understand various topics. |
wikipedia.org
**** (4 stars) Ok, we know this sounds dodgy. But seriously, most of Wikipedia's information is actually pretty accurate and lots of texts are much better written than many textbooks. And you don't even need to sign in or flip pages! For fast, easy and accurate information on the fly, there is no better website. You might want to check some information with journals and recommended textbooks though. Consider that only about 15 years ago, if you wanted to look up just ONE medical term, you had to walk to the nearest library, find a relevant medical text, take it off the shelf, look up the glossary, and flip to the correct page (phew!). Aren't we fortunate to have Wikipedia? |
radiologymasterclass.co.uk
**** (4 stars) The authors of the website make use of many web animation techniques to make learning radiology so much easier! Overlays, arrows, labels - awesome! After going through this website, you'll never see radiology the same way again. Kudos to the people who came up with this website! |
uptodate.com
***** (5 stars) Comprehensive, up to date (as its name suggests) clinical information that can be quickly accessed. If you're looking for the latest evidence on the number of blood cultures to do and exactly when, look no further. |
BMJ Best Practice
***** (5 stars) Similar to UptoDate and its App version as described on the next page. The only difference is that UptoDate is American, while BMJ Best Practice has a British origin. |
AccessMedicine
**** (4 stars) Most medical schools provide their students with access to AccessMedicine. The site contains all the massive paper weights - Harrison's, Goodman and Gilman's, William's O&G... and many many more! It is very difficult to read through all of them so they aren't on the list of recommended Textbooks, but it is extremely handy to have access to them. Sometimes, their various categorizations of diseases or causes are more helpful than BMJ's and UptoDate's! |
LearnDerm
**** (4 stars) This dermatology website is the best we've come across so far. It's free, has lots of pictures, and even includes an interactive quiz to test oneself. |
Zygotebody.com
**** (4 stars) This website is a technological marvel for studying anatomy in the 21st century. Zoom in and out, peel layers on and off - it gives you a very good idea of where things are. And you can even click on each individual nerve or muscle for their names! |