Archive for September, 2008
Technology can save lives
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Thanks to DrVal for providing this cartoon by way of a guest post. She is currently blogless and is taking a round the world blog tour. Look out for Val at a medblog near you!
Simple statistics for the Mac Masses
Despite being a enrolled post-graduate student at an accredite university, it seems I have trouble accessing a statistics program. We have a number of licenses to SPSS, but it is installed on other people’s computers, which are fine if they can log me in, and leave their desk for an hour or so.
Buying the [...]
20 ways Surgeons should use Evernote
I have previously raved about how useful Evernote is in medical research. It is also a great resource for doctors. EfficientMD has already posted a series on using Evernote in a medical practice, including suggestions for using it as a Electronic Health Record. I would like to extend these ideas, and provide [...]
Think about your overall study strategy
After finding a treasure trove of old backups, I have been sorting through and summarizing my old study notes. I have found great summaries of physiology, anatomy and pathology, which I will be able to use for my next exam. It’s like finding gold.
Furthermore, my notes give me an impression of my technique. [...]
How to pimp your study recall using contextual memory
Human memory formation is a bit unconventional. We are reminded of this by our daily memory tasks. Have you ever walked laps of a block because you couldn’t find your car?
The question “Where is my car?” doesn’t prompt the answer from your brain. But adding extra information helps, like holding your keys in [...]