Free iPhone & iPod touch Applications
Below is a list of free medical applications the iPhone and iPod touch. Attention M3s: Detailed instructions on how to install the applications for Transition to Clerkship are available or go to the ANGEL course M3 iPod touch Support.
DynaMed via Skyscape
Contains clinical summaries of 1800 topics from reviews of research literature. The information is up-to-date and evidence-based.
Availability: Restricted to MCW faculty and students
Clerkships: All
Note: Please contact MCW Libraries (asklib@mcw.edu) for a serial number. Rising M3s will receive an email with their serial number the week on April 26. Install the Skyscape application after registering on the Skyscape web site.
Eponyms (for students)
Eponyms brings a short description of more than 1600 common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing's sign, Virchow's node). A perfect tool to quickly look up the meaning of any eponym.
Availability: Free
Clerkship: ALL
Epocrates Rx
One of the most popular PDA apps for drug information. Among the free tools are a drug guide for over 3,300 drugs, psychiatry compendica, and numerous clinical calculators.
Availability: Free
Clerkships: All
ePSS
From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The ePSS application was developed to assist primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients. The ePSS information is based on the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Availability: Free
Clerkships: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
First Consult
First Consult is an authoritative evidence-based resource. Designed for use at point of care, it provides access to information on evaluation, diagnosis, clinical management, prognosis, and prevention.
Availability: Restricted to MCW students and faculty
Clerkships: All
Note: To create your required individual account go to First Consult.
MediBabble
Medical translation with phrases written and reviewed by physicians and recorded by hospital based interpreters.
Availability: Free
Clerkships: All
Shots by STFM
Shots is a quick reference guide to the current Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, a collaboration of the ACIP, AAP and AAFP, and the Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the ACIP. Details on each vaccine are available by clicking on the vaccine names.
Availability: Free
Clerkships: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine