A few additional thoughts for all of you: 1. For those of you that prefer a PDF version of the instructions, here are those links: Welcome and “Homework” Checklist Step by Step Instructions 2. Email us if you’re having ANY problems – iMedEd@uci.edu – or stop by our office in Room 1105 in the Medical Read More…
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Part One: Step-By-Step Instructions for Orientation
Welcome to the first day of orientation! We wanted to give you a heads up about a couple of big events are coming up for you that relate to our Instructional Technologies Group. This Friday, you will be receiving your new iPad at the White Coat ceremony. On Monday and Tuesday, you will have your Read More…
Dr. Eric Topol tweets about recent iMedEd announcement!
Dr. Eric Topol, author of the book The Creative Destruction of Medicine, and recent NBC News Story re-tweeted the recent iMedEd announcement. In his book, he talks about the need for medical schools to innovate to better prepare students for practicing in the new era of digital medicine. Here’s the link to the NBC News Read More…
Medical Microbiology iBook Replaces Traditional Lab Manual
At UC Irvine School of Medicine, we have provided our second year medical students with a digital medical microbiology lab manual. Since medical microbiology is an image intense course, Jon Kevan (University of Hawaii) and I took the advantage of the iBook platform to create a laboratory manual with 13 separate exercises. Our iBook includes Read More…
PEER VIII Emergency Medicine Question Bank for iOS
Brief video review of the $69.99 PEER VIII iPhone app with comparisons to the print and online version. Pros: Same 450 questions as the print and online versions Priced at $69.99 vs $275 for print or online subscription High-quality resizable images Cons: Only formatted for iPhone, sorry iPad users Shorter explanations than print/online No way Read More…
iTunesU course for Orientation
MS1s, Please click on the following link to sign-up for the iTunesU course for your iMedEd / iPad orientation today. https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/enroll/KBF-6LX-PZ4
Clinical iPad Orientation
https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/audit/COFZT9RY52 Above is a link for the iTunesU course for the Clinical iPad Orientation. Please review this material to help you get a better handle on how to use your iPad clinically. Please check this material frequently as new apps and clinical pearls will be distributed via this course!
Sylvius MR Atlas of the Human Brain on Modality Body – Clinical App Review
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7_930gxCTs[/youtube] Walkthrough and review of the Sylvius MR Atlas of the Human Brain on Modality Body and its potential role for medical student and resident education. Overall, great atlas that covers basics of neuroanatomy through an MR window. Useful applications for CT imaging as well as the relative anatomic locations are identical. The Modality Body Read More…
Radiology 2.0 and Radiopaedia – Clinical App Review
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFdYjLxkOGQ[/youtube] Walkthrough and review of the Radiology 2.0 and Radiopaedia iPad apps and their potential role for medical student and resident education. Overall, both are great free apps for students. Both take on a case-based approach to learning – great for clinical correlation; however, this may not be ideal if one is trying to learn Read More…
Pregnancy Wheels – Clinical App Overviews
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSjogECCTec[/youtube] APPS REVIEWED: The Wheel HD http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-wheel-hd/id418797063?mt=8 iPad formatted, replicates the traditional wheel, but allows for drop-down field entry Pregnancy Wheel HD http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pregnancy-wheel-hd-due-date/id405043249?mt=8 iPad formatted, full replication of traditional wheel, no option to enter in dates via drop-down Perfect OB Wheel http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/perfect-ob-wheel/id293656711?mt=8 iPhone-native app, one of the better formatted, no wheel, allows for drop-down entry Read More…