Medical School Resources
Resources that I've used and liked. With focus on a) interactive learning and b) easy-to use templates.
Simulation and interactive learning for primary care
Medical simulation app including adult and pediatric emergency medicine cases. Great for learning to make decisions; in contrast to many interactive learning apps, Full Code allows the user to select from a broad standard set of interventions, common to each case, rather than offering a narrow range of multiple choice options. Shows patient response to interventions.
High quality cases with excellent explanations.
Growing repository of cases across many disciplines. Collaboration of the Canadian Medical Schools, housed at the University of Calgary. Free with registration.
Suite of apps offering interactive cases, with foci on diagnosis (Prognosis), management (Clinical Sense), and counseling (Explain Medicine).
Recommended for UBC students. Interactive cases based at University of Ottawa. Requires institutional access (e.g., through UBC).
"PedsCases allows students to experience core virtual cases not seen in their clerkship experience. The goal is that PedsCases will deliberately generate content in a variety of formats including virtual patients, to ensure core pediatric knowledge is translated to undergraduate learners in a comprehensive manner."
Templates
Subject-specific templates
Templates for documenting a variety of neurological exams.
Physical exam
McCleod's Clinical Examination
Systems approach with helpful visuals and exam sequences.
Key physical exam demonstrations.
OSCE prep
History, physical, counselling, and procedure stations. Includes prompts for student, examiner, and patient roles. UK.
Edmonton Manual
Useful list of standard physical exams and presentations that may appear in OSCEs. Canadian.
Dermatology
Interactive basic dermatology curriculum. Includes modules for clerkship, IM, and pediatrics.
Ongoing supply of real cases.
Anesthesia
Engaging videos teaching skills and concepts in anesthesia
Step-by-step instructions for procedures in anesthesia, including nerve blocks and POCUS
Simulated intubation game. Helpful in recognizing the anatomy.
ECGs
ECG Cases delivered weekly to your inbox
Easy to navigate ECG cases with clinical context, organized by difficulty.
Cases categorized by difficulty. Incorporates clinical data. Provides detailed analysis of each ECG.
Includes link to UBC modules.
Quick reference card from ALiEM
Radiology
Practice x-ray cases with clinical information.
Step-by-step approaches to x-ray interpretation for each joint and view. By Core Medical Apps.
Internal
Internal medicine podcast.
"Injecting fun into medical studies". Physiology for visual and conceptual thinkers.
Pediatrics
Common guidelines, order sets, and templates for inpatient pediatrics.
Pediatric dosing
Pediatrics podcast