Medical Student: Core Resources

Core / General Medical Texts

New Books

Bibiliographic Databases

• EMBASE (OVID)
• Medline  (OVID)

Point-of-Care Databases

• BMJ Best Practice
• TRIP Database
• Up-to-Date (Anywhere)

Clinical Procedures

Procedural Videos - from Access Medicine.  Short videos up to 120 minutes in length across 16 specialties including critical care, emergency medicine, obstetrics and wound management.

Procedure Videos - from ClinicalKey.  Basic to more advanced procedures are available to watch with detailed descriptions and illustrations of the procedure.  

Clinical procedures manual for remote and rural practice - 5th ed., 2022.   Published by Flinders University this includes sections on trauma and emergencies, fluid therapy, pathology and medicines.

MSD Manual - 150+ procedures listed by specialty

Calculators

ClinicalKey  - calculators available in various categories including cardiology, critical care, infectious diseases and paediatrics.

Up-to-Date - calculators listed by name and category.  Categories include anaesthesiology, geriatrics, paediatrics and oncology.

MDCalc -   free online calculators, scoring systems, and algorithms.

Medscape - free clinical calculators across a range of specialties.

MSD Manual - 170+ clinical calculators listed alphabetically

Websites

Dr Najeeb Lectures - Access 800+ videos on Basic Medical Sciences & Clinical Medicine.   Sample lectures are free to try before a subscription is required.

Life in the Fast Lane -  blog, podcasts, MCQs. videos, lectures. online classes,  etc - free.

Online MedEd - videos, notes, questions and flash cards - some free content.

Osmosis - YouTube Channel with short videos covering a range of diseases.  Some free content + subscription options.

Podcasts for Medical Students   

Harrison's Podclass - from Access Medicine.  Discussion of key topics in Medicine.

Run the List Podcast - from Access Medicine.  Case-based discussions designed for medical students and Junior Drs.

Symptom to Diagnosis Podcast - from Access Medicine.  Case-based discussions looking at ways to improve clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice in the diagnostic process.

Humerous Hacks  - Free monthly podcasts aimed at Australian medical students providing tips and tricks to assist with diagnosis.

The Clinical Problem Solvers - Free podcasts from American contributors aimed at medical students.  4 or 5 releases a month dealing with develop critical thinking around a presenting problem.

Sharp Scratch Podcast - Free fortnightly podcast produced by BMJ.  Discusses things that assist a medical student toward becoming a good doctor 

Surgery 101 Podcasts - surgical topics targeted to the medical student.