Top 10 Free Android Medical Apps for Doctors and Medical Students

Below is a List of Top 10  Free Android Medical Applications for Doctors and Medical Students.Please comment below any other popular applications used by you. Also visit -Top 10 Paid Android Medical applications and the steps to get them FREE !!!

1. Medscape

Download From Google Play Store

Medscape is the leading medical resource most used by physicians, medical students, nurses and other healthcare professionals for clinical information.
Used by over 2 million registered users.

APP FEATURES:



MEDICAL NEWS FROM MEDSCAPE NEWS
- Medical news and critical alerts available in 34 specialty areas (updated daily). Select the specialties you want to follow. 
- Search our entire Medscape News and MEDLINE databases right in app. 
- Ability to save and email articles, share articles on Facebook, and read offline. No Internet connection required.
CLINICAL REFERENCE FROM MEDSCAPE REFERENCE
Drugs:
- Prescribing & safety information for 8,000+ brand & generic drugs, OTC drugs, and herbals & supplements 
- Drug interaction checker (input up to 30 drugs, herbals and/or supplements at once) 
- Save commonly searched drugs to a personalized �saved� list for easy access 
- Special features include pill images, detailed drug pricing, pregnancy & lactation guidelines, and more

2. Epocrates

Download From Google Play Store

More than 1 million active members, including 50% of U.S. physicians, rely on Epocrates to enable better patient care by delivering the right information, right when it's needed.
Healthcare professionals worldwide use Epocrates routinely to:
-Review drug prescribing and safety information for thousands of brand, generic, and OTC drugs
-Check for potentially harmful drug-drug interactions among up to 30 drugs at a time
-Select national and regional healthcare insurance formularies for drug coverage information
-Identify pills by imprint code and physical characteristics
-Perform dozens of calculations, such as BMI and GFR
-Access timely medical news and research information
Disease information, alternative medications, lab guides and more clinical tools and content are available by upgrading to an Epocrates Essentials subscription.


3. Skyscape

Download From Google Play Store

The Skyscape Medical Resources app is used by more than 2.5 million healthcare professionals (HCPs) to access the medical resources they know and trust at the point of care. This valuable decision-support tool helps physicians, nurses, students and other HCPs find the right answers, right away.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE APP
� The free Skyscape app comes loaded with a valuable package of medical resources, including drug information, medical calculators and clinical information on over 850 topics.
� You can purchase any of more than 600 premium resources in 35 medical specialties and access all of them from within this one convenient app. 
� Robust features include SmartLink�, Skyscape�s proprietary cross-reference functionality; medical calculators; algorithms; interactive images; flowcharts; and frequent content updates.
INCLUDED FOR FREE
� RxDrugs: Comprehensive information on thousands of brands and generics, with interactions (including multi-drug analyzer tool), pill images and over 400 integrated dosing calculators. This resource also includes formulary information covering 5,000 health plans in all 50 US states.
� Archimedes: Medical calculator with more than 200 interactive tools, organized by specialty.
� Outlines in Clinical Medicine: Evidence-based clinical information on hundreds of diseases and symptom-related topics, presented in convenient outline format.
� MedAlert�: In-context and specialty-focused journal summaries, trial results, breaking clinical news, drug alerts and other information, fully integrated with the app�s global search and SmartLink.


4.Quick LabRef

Download From Google Play Store

Quick LabRef for Android (Quick Clinical Laboratory Values Reference) provides quick look at the up-to-date information on the most commonly used clinical laboratory values and other useful relevant information such as lab data in Microbiology, Physiology / Pathophysiology, Toxicology and etc. Normal values reference are provided in both Conventional Units (CU) and, whenever available, in units of the �Sist�me International� (SI).


5. Calculate by QxMD

Download From Google Play Store

Essential tools in General Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery, Obstetrics, Nephrology, Hematology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Respirology, and more.
"We recommend medical users try the free Calculate by QxMD first..."
-from iMedicalApps review "The best free Medical Calculator apps for the iPhone"
'Calculate' is focused on highlighting tools which are actually useful in clinical practice and serve to impact diagnosis, treatment or determining prognosis.
Helping you make decisions, not just calculate numbers...
Features
� Developed by a collaboration of clinician experts from diverse backgrounds
� Converts recent research publications into practical handheld tools - knowledge translation at its best
� Automatically adapts to your self-described clinical practice
� Unique �Question Flow� technology gets you answers, fast
� Detailed references with Pubmed integration
� Comprehensive and insightful results
� Elegant design and intuitive interface
� SI and Conventional units
More than 150 Unique calculators and Decision Support tools
While too extensive to list them all, here is a small sampling of included content:
Reduce and predict perioperative complications
� WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
� Predictive models for cardiac surgery and coronary angiography
Guide treatment
� Determine cardiovascular risk and guide lipid treatment using the Framingham and Reynolds Risk Scores
� Use the CHADS2 score to guide treatment in atrial fibrillation
� Better understand the risk of bleeding from anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation
� ACS using the TIMI risk score
� Burns with rule of 9s and Parkland formula
� Hypernatremia (calculate water deficit)
Determine Prognosis
� Heart failure
� Lymphoma
� Myelodysplastic Syndrome
� Myeloma
� Glomerulonephritis
� Hemodialysis
� COPD
� TIA
� Pancreatitis
Dose
� Chemotherapy based on Body Surface Area
� Carboplatin based on AUC
� tPA in acute stroke
� Phenytoin in renal failure and hypoalbuminemia
Calculate
� Ideal body weight, BMI and BSA
� Due date and gestational age
� Extensive formula used in echocardiogropathy and invasive hemodynamic monitoring
� Kt/V in dialysis patients
� eGFR with CKD-Epi, Cockcroft-Gault, and MDRD
� A-a gradient
Classify
� Angina (CCS)
� Congestive heart failure (NYHA)
Manage
� Head, neck, ankle and knee injuries
� DVT and PE
� Pulmonary nodules
Stage
� Lung cancer
� Renal cell carcinoma
Understand
� TTKG (transtubular potassium gradient) in hypokalemia and hyperkalemia
� Dermatomes
Diagnose
� Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
� Infective Endocarditis
� ARDS
� Autoimmune Hepatitis



6.Speed Anatomy Quiz Free

Download From Google Play Store

How fast can you point to your liver, gall bladder or incisor? Do you know the difference between the auricle and the utricle? Speed Anatomy is an addictive game that tests your speed and challenges your knowledge of human anatomy! It is the most fun anatomy quiz out there. Don't use boring flashcards when you could use Speed Anatomy!

-Contains close to 300 labeled parts from all the main regions of the body.
-Earn points for precision and speed.
-A magnifying glass appears when holding your finger on an image allowing you to achieve more precision and higher scores.
This games is fun for everyone plus it makes life easy for those tackling anatomy for high school, university or even medical school. Practice mode allows you to learn specific regions without doing all the previous levels.
Contains 28 levels including an overview of bones, muscles, arteries, veins, respiratory system and digestive system also more detailed levels covering bones, lungs, pharynx, larynx, nasal cavity,oral cavity, dentition, liver, pancreas, brain, auditory system and visual system.
Also try Speed Bones MD, Speed Muscles MD and Speed Angiology MD for more in depth levels of bones, muscles and the circulatory system in the best anatomy quiz format!

7.Prognosis : Your Diagnosis

Download From Google Play Store


- Top medical app with over 1,500,000 downloads ! 
- Featured in Discover Magazine as 'Dr House for Doctors' 
- Winner of the prize for the Best Health App at the World Summit Awards for Mobile Apps, 2012 
- Selected as "One of the five best apps for Doctors" by the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE)
Want to get the gist of a clinical case study in 2-3 minutes? Try Prognosis : Your Diagnosis - The first and only free Android game that lets you investigate, deduce and diagnose complex clinical cases within minutes with our fun, interactive cartoon-style narrative.
Prognosis is specially designed for Doctors, Medical students and Nurses and each case helps to learn or recall two or three key clinical points that can be applied in your practice.
The cases also provide excellent preparation for the USMLE Step 2 CS, COMLEX, NCLEX, CCRN and MCAT exams, as well as other board examinations and professional licensure tests.
You can use it while waiting for coffee or on the bus, quickly complete a case, learn something new and make the maximum use of your time.
The content is modeled on real life patients, has been checked by a panel of expert medical specialists and is based on current management guidelines.
A new case is added each week. The app will let you know as new cases are added

8.Visual Anatomy Free

Download From Google Play Store

OVERVIEW: 
Visual Anatomy Free is an interactive reference, and education tool. Now it include a rotational organ 3D overview model!! It contains 58 high-resolution images and more than 300 feature points which can be interactively selected. Each feature has its own label and short description. The app also has search function which can be used as searching the labels of all feature points. 8 overview images from Gray's anatomy. Full version has all 1247 images.
In additional, a quiz with 23 multi-choice questions also is included.
USES: 
This app�s primary use is as a learning tool but can also be used for any professional who needs the occasional reminder. Additionally, this app is ideal for physicians, educators or professionals, allowing them to visually show detailed areas to their patients or students - helping to educate or explain conditions, ailments and injuries.

FEATURES: 
�Support English and French (Fran�ais) languages.
�muscle description (ORIGIN, INSERTION, NERVE, ACTIONS).
�Tap and Zoom - Pinch zoom into and identify any region, bone or other feature by tapping on the screen. 
�Quiz mode - test yourself with an option to switch off the label of the feature point. 
�Quick Navigation - jump to a different system or organ by selecting the thumbnail. 
�Multi-choice quiz. 
�High-resolution images.
�Free periodic updates.
CONTENTS:
Organ 3D, Muscular System (anterior, posterior and lateral views), Skeletal System (anterior, posterior and lateral views), Circulation System,Body Region,Heart, Respiratory System, Digestive System, Urinary System, Nervous System, Female and male Reproductive Systems, Ear Structure, Nasal Cavity, Eye.
HOW TO USE:
The user is presented with a high-quality anatomy images. The user can zoom in to any area by tapping on the zoom in button and using the single finger panning function. The feature point (cross) can be selected by tapping on it. Detail button allows you to switch on/off the short description. For muscle section, detail button only show the description. Quiz mode button allows you to switch on/off the label and short description.



9. PubMed Mobile

Download From Google Play Store

Search PubMed database with over 21 million citations for biomedical articles and life science journals
Features
Keyword search with options
Save search query
Save citations
Email citations
View abstract
link to full article if available
Post a comment for an article to public
Write a note to yourself
View public comments for an article
search by PubMed ID, just enter the id in the search box
Pro version has more feature. Please give a try




10. Ob (Pregnancy) Wheel

Download From Google Play Store

Calculate dates of pregnancy:
-Last menstrual period (LMP)
-Estimated date of conception
-Weeks gestational age (WGA)
-WGA obtained by ultrasound
-Estimated due date (EDC)
-Adjust length of cycle and luteal phase
-Store multiple patients for easy retrieval


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Examination Of Respiratory System

How to take history, General Examination and systemic examination.A complete format for undergraduate students for clinical examination .check below presentation



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRyIkFQsth8

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Definition Of Love For Medical Students

Definition : A Serious Disorder Of The Heart Due To Relationship Between A Male and A Female Which Can Sometime Cause Death Of 1 Or Both Depending On The Resistance Associated.

Types: 
- 1 Way
- 2 Ways


Age And Risk Factors : Usualy Occurs After Puberty But Recent Studies Revealed That It Can Happen In Any Age Group Even In Children.



Sites Affected: Brain And Heart


Etiology: 
- Time Pass
- Desired To Be Loved
- Money And Beauty

Symptoms:
- Tension
- Sleeplessness
- Daydream
- Tachycardia
- Insomnia
- Phone Addict
- No Concentration


Investigation:
- Diary
- Album
- Books
- Mobile (Most Confirmatory)


Prevention And Treatment:
- It is a non preventable Condition Especially In The First Attacks 
- Marriage Is The Best Solution For This Condition

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TYPES OF FACEBOOK DISEASES AND DISORDERS

Please comment if you find out any other FB Disorders !!!
1.LIKOSIS.
symptoms- the patients likes every status and
pics that they come across with.

2.LIKOPHOBIA
symptoms- the patients dont like any
interesting pics or status they come across
with coz they think that the likes will get
firnished.

3.SHYFBMIASIS



symptoms- the patients log on to f.b after a
very long time then they log off and then log
in later after more than two weeks. its like
they shy away from f.b.

4.TAG SYNDROME
symptoms- the patients want to be tagged in
each and every photo they come across with.

5.SAD SYNDROME
symptoms- the patients tend to update sad
posts. e.g i hate love, i hate my life and so on.

6.REQUEST SYNDROME
symptoms- the patients tend to randomly
send friend request to many people without
any consideration.

7.COMMENTOLARIA
symptoms- the patients seem to be
commenting in each and every post that they
come across with.

8.RUBISHTOSIS
symptoms- the patients tend to be
commenting rubish or negative things on
other peoples posts.

9.POST REMOVIASIS
symptoms- the patients tend to be removing
their posts that received very little or no likes
and comments.

10.ADICTOMIOLOGY
symptoms- the patients cannot stay for more
than 24hours without thinking of facebook.
CONTROL: The above disorders can be
controlled by doing the exact opposite of the
symptoms above

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Medical Robot Keeps Kids Calm during vaccination: study

Researchers in Calgary, Alberta, have tested a new robot programmed to distract children during flu shots. The study, published in medical journalVaccine, found the "MEDi" robot reduced pain and distress in children getting the flu vaccine at Alberta Children's Hospital.

The robot, named MEDi� (which stands for Medicine and Engineering Designing Intelligence), was purchased by the University of Calgary�s Shulich School of Engineering from Aldebaran Robotics � a French startup company headquartered in Paris � and can mimic many things a child can do.

Reducing children's pain and distress towards flu vaccinations: A novel and effective application of humanoid robotics

Objective

Millions of children in North America receive an annual flu vaccination, many of whom are at risk of experiencing severe distress. Millions of children also use technologically advanced devices such as computers and cell phones. Based on this familiarity, we introduced another sophisticated device � a humanoid robot � to interact with children during their vaccination. We hypothesized that these children would experience less pain and distress than children who did not have this interaction.

Method

This was a randomized controlled study in which 57 children (30 male; age, mean � SD: 6.87 � 1.34 years) were randomly assigned to a vaccination session with a nurse who used standard administration procedures, or with a robot who was programmed to use cognitive-behavioral strategies with them while a nurse administered the vaccination. Measures of pain and distress were completed by children, parents, nurses, and researchers.

Results

Multivariate analyses of variance indicated that interaction with a robot during flu vaccination resulted in significantly less pain and distress in children according to parent, child, nurse, and researcher ratings with effect sizes in the moderate to high range (Cohen's d = 0.49�0.90).

Conclusion

This is the first study to examine the effectiveness of child�robot interaction for reducing children's pain and distress during a medical procedure. All measures of reduction were significant. These findings suggest that further research on robotics at the bedside is warranted to determine how they can effectively help children manage painful medical procedures.

Read more details at :medicine.ucalgary.ca

'iKnife' Tells Surgeon Whether Tissue Is Cancerous !!!!

An experimental surgical "knife" can accurately identify cancerous tissue as a surgeon cuts through it, creating the potential for shorter cancer surgeries that remove all traces of tumor, according to a study co-written by the device's developers.

The "iKnife" uses electricity to cauterize surgical incisions as they are made, and then samples the resulting smoke to determine whether the tissue being cut is healthy or cancerous.

The iKnife accurately identified cancerous and healthy tissue 97 percent of the time in recent human trials, according to the study published July 17 in the journal Science Translational Medicine

Intraoperative Tissue Identification Using Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry (REIMS) is an emerging technique that allows near�real-time characterization of human tissue in vivo by analysis of the aerosol (�smoke�) released during electrosurgical dissection. The coupling of REIMS technology with electrosurgery for tissue diagnostics is known as the intelligent knife (iKnife). This study aimed to validate the technique by applying it to the analysis of fresh human tissue samples ex vivo and to demonstrate the translation to real-time use in vivo in a surgical environment. A variety of tissue samples from 302 patients were analyzed in the laboratory, resulting in 1624 cancerous and 1309 noncancerous database entries. The technology was then transferred to the operating theater, where the device was coupled to existing electrosurgical equipment to collect data during a total of 81 resections. Mass spectrometric data were analyzed using multivariate statistical methods, including principal components analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and a spectral identification algorithm using a similar approach was implemented. The REIMS approach differentiated accurately between distinct histological and histopathological tissue types, with malignant tissues yielding chemical characteristics specific to their histopathological subtypes. Tissue identification via intraoperative REIMS matched the postoperative histological diagnosis in 100% (all 81) of the cases studied. The mass spectra reflected lipidomic profiles that varied between distinct histological tumor types and also between primary and metastatic tumors. Thus, in addition to real-time diagnostic information, the spectra provided additional information on divergent tumor biochemistry that may have mechanistic importance in cancer.

Read more Details at sciencemag.org

10 Bioengineered Body Parts That Could Change Medicine

Source:Discovery News

When physicians run out of treatment options, they look to a nascent field known as bioengineering for solutions to their patients' ailments. Specialized scientists apply engineering principles to biological systems, opening up the possibility of creating new human tissue, organs, blood and even corneas such as the one shown here. Waiting lists for organ transplants continue to be lengthy so the race to save lives with bioengineered body parts is on. Here�s a look at some of the most notable achievements in recent years

Skin

Producing small amounts of artificial skin to graft onto patients and use for toxicity testing has been possible for years. Human skin cells are cultivated in the lab and then embedded in a collagen scaffold. In 2011, the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology introduced a system that can rapidly manufacture two-layer artificial skin models. Their Tissue Factory has the capacity to make 5,000 skin sheets in a month.

Ear

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Top 20 TV Medical Shows

Please comment missed one in the list

20. Northern Exposure (1990-1995) When �Northern Exposure� showed up on the barren landscape that was CBS� prime-time schedule in 1991, it got a chorus of critical raves. The cleverly crafted series followed the ups and downs of New York doctor Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow), a fish out of water, stuck practicing medicine in remotest Alaska.

19. Doctor Finlay (1993-1996) Starring David Rintoul and Annette Crosbie, this series was a follow-up to the BBC�s successful �Dr. Finlay�s Casebook,� from the 1960s, based on characters created by physician-turned-novelist A.J. Cronin. Set in a small Scottish town just after World War II, the series was a big hit on PBS� �Masterpiece Theatre.�

18. Doogie Howser, MD (1989-1993) Neil Patrick Harris starred as a 16-year-old doctor with a genius intellect. The show aired on ABC. The first two seasons were successful and were in the top 30 shows in the ratings.



17. Doctor in the House (1969-1970) We include this zany British comedy because the first episode �Why Do You Want to be a Doctor,� was written by future Monty Python stars Graham Chapman and John Cleese. The show was seen in the United States in 1971.

16. Bramwell (1995) This unique period drama starring Jemma Redgrave as Dr. Eleanor Bramwell, a headstrong doctor in Victorian London, built a strong following when it aired on PBS� �Masterpiece Theatre.�

15. Diagnosis: Murder (1993-2001) A charming and beguiling family show starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a doctor who also solves murders with a down-home manner. Mr. Van Dyke�s son, Barry, played Detective Steve Sloan. Special guests included Shelley Long, Reba McEntire and Regis Philbin.

14. Doc Martin (2004-present) Martin Clunes plays Martin Ellingham, a doctor who hates the sight of blood in this hilarious British drama series, which is currently seen on PBS. The show is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall.

13. Scrubs (2001-2010) This medical sitcom, with Zach Braff as the central character, never became a network smash on NBC, but did develop a core following in the upscale demographics. The show later moved to ABC.

12. China Beach (1988-1991) Dana Delany played the tough Army nurse in this show, which was set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. Ms. Delany, who radiated passion and grit, garnered two Emmy Awards for her role.

11. Trapper John, M.D. (1979-1986) Trapper John was one of the lead characters in the early �M*A*S*H� episodes, but in this show he is the chief surgeon in a San Francisco hospital, nearly 30 years after the Korean War. This may be the first spinoff in TV history that brings nothing from the parent show except the name of a former character, Dr. �Trapper� John McIntyre, played by Pernell Roberts.

10. Chicago Hope (1994-2000) Mandy Patinkin played the brilliant and overzealous surgeon on the CBS show, which also starred Christine Lahti. Mr. Patinkin won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his role.

9. Grey�s Anatomy (2005-present) This ABC drama about young doctors at a Seattle hospital with very active social lives has won numerous awards and is a huge commercial success. It�s most noted star is Patrick Dempsey, who plays neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd.

8. General Hospital (1963-present) The ABC show is the longest-running American soap opera currently in production. The 1981 fairy-tale wedding between Luke (played by Anthony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis) was watched by 30 million viewers and landed the couple on the cover of Newsweek magazine. In the episode, Elizabeth Taylor made a cameo as the malicious Helena Cassadine. Demi Moore started here career on the show.

7. Dr. Kildare (1961-1966) Richard Chamberlain became an instant star and heartthrob in the early 1960s in the wildly popular NBC television series �Dr. Kildare.� His bedside manner and sensitive smile seemed to cure all ills. Mr. Chamberlain next stunned Hollywood by going off to England and emerging anew as a classical actor.

6. Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969-1976) This ABC series, starring Robert Young and James Brolin, was the top-rated weekly American television program in 1970-71. Both stars won Emmy Awards.

5. M*A*S*H (1972-1983) Starring Alan Alda, the show followed the exploits of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea. The show�s finale was the most-watched television episode in U.S. television history at the time, with a record-breaking 125 million viewers. In 2002, the show was ranked No. 25 on TV Guide�s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

4. St. Elsewhere (1982-1988) It was the show where Denzel Washington got his big break as Dr. Phillip Chandler, a character he played during the show�s entire six-year run from 1982 to 1988. The NBC show, set at a Boston teaching hospital, also starred Mark Harmon, Howie Mandel and Ed Begley Jr. The series never won huge ratings, but had a loyal following.

3. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993-1998) This hugely popular CBS family-favorite starred the willowy Jane Seymour as a 19th-century frontier doctor. Notable guests stars were Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Jane Wyman and Trisha Yearwood.

2. House (2004-2012) Hugh Laurie stars in the title role as the cantankerous but brilliant Dr. Gregory House with a questionable bedside manner. Mr. Laurie, who was raised in Oxford, England, and educated at Eton and Cambridge, was long known for his wry witty humor in Britain before he took on an excellent American accent in �House.�




1. ER (1994-2009) The largest audience �ER� ever attracted was 47.8 million viewers when it aired after the series finale of �Seinfeld� in 1998. The most famous cast member was George Clooney. �ER� won 10 Emmys, including one for outstanding drama series; three Screen Actors Guild and Directors Guild of America awards; and one Golden Globe. NBC at one point was paying out a record $13 million per episode to keep the show.

Compiled by John Haydon
Sources: The Sunday Mail, The Washington Times, Associated Press, phillymag.com and Wikipedia

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Interview with 1st rank holder � NEET PG & AIIMS PG entrance

Today came to notice an interview with Dr. Nishita Mohan Philip � 1st rank holder � NEET PG & AIIMS PG entrance November 2012 (INDIAN MEDICAL PG EXAM) by  pgblazer.com. 

I am happy to share that interview with my blog readers.

"Congratulations on securing the top rank in the AIIMS PG entrance exam November 2012 ! What is the secret of your success?

Thank you. I believe in God totally and owe my success to Him. I worked, but never ever expected to make it to AIIMS.

Could you tell us something about yourself?
I�m from Kollam, did my schooling from St.Joseph�s Girl�s HSS and S.N. Public School Kollam. Did my MBBS from Govt.Medical College, Trivandrum.

What were the various entrance exams you wrote? What were the ranks you obtained?

AIIMS November 2012 � Rank 1
NEET PG � Rank 1
Kerala Feb 2012 � Rank 209
Attempted 2011 November AIIMS and 2012 All India but did not make it to the rank list.

How did you prepare for last year�s exam?Actually I read only PG hunt (a book for Kerala PG entrance) before the last Kerala entrance.

Were you able to prepare well during the internship period?
I started preparing when internship started but it hardly lasted for a month. Found it hard to manage along with ward duties.

When did you seriously start preparing for this year�s entrance exam?
Started serious study from Feb 2012. Around 9 months. Though its much less than the ideal time for preparation, and had to leave many topics in many subjects untouched.

What was your study strategy?
I didn�t exactly follow a strict study plan. Mostly did some textbook reading followed by the corresponding MCQ. Depends on the subject. Read subject wise MCQ for Medicine, Surgery, Pharmacology and SPM. Did 2001-2012 Ashish Gupta and Mudit Khanna. Marked difficult questions and went through the marked questions only during revision.

In your opinion, how much time does a student require for preparing for this exam?
Around 12-14 hours of sincere study for 1 year is more than enough. Take a break after 2-3 hrs of study. Helps a lot.

What role did the internet play in your preparation?
Did not use the internet much last year.

Did you have a timetable for preparation? Were you able to stick to it?
Like everyone I also made a timetable but couldn�t stick to it.

Did you ever doubt your ability to get selected in this year�s entrance exam? If so, how did you overcome your fears?
Felt disheartened several times, desperate, hopeless and what not. At those times, I used to pray a lot and also discussed problems with my friends. That really helped me a lot.

Did you attend any coaching? Was it useful?
Attended CME at Thrissur Medical College (TMCAA) last year. It helped me to organize my studies. Attended some extremely good classes there. The atmosphere is competitive, so helps us stay focused.

Did you attend any test series other than that conducted by your coaching centre?
Did not join any other test series.

What were the subjects you focused upon?
Focused more on Medicine, Surgery, SPM, Pharmacology, OBG and 1st year subjects.

What books did you read for theory?
Anatomy � Chaurasia
Physiology � Ganong
Biochemistry � Sreekumari
Pathology - Robbins
Microbiology � Ananthanarayan
Pharmacology � Tripathi, Sparsh Gupta
Forensic Medicine � Reddy
SPM -Park, Vivek Jain
ENT � Dhingra
Ophthalmology � Parson
Medicine � Harrison, Ashish Gupta
Surgery - Bailey, Ashish Gupta
OBG � Sheila Balakrishnan

Is there anything specific to keep in mind while preparing for AIIMS?
For AIIMS, concentrate more on Ophthal , Pharmac and SPM. Will fetch you marks. Many previous questions are repeated. So make sure that you are thorough with them.

What should be our strategy for NEET PG?
For NEET, study basic things first. Read Park as much as possible.

What is your advice to future aspirants?
Even if you feel your studies are bad, you lag behind others; just keep on reading, reading, and reading. It�s not big brain that matters, but pure hard work. Cover as much as possible, stay cool, discuss with others and help each other study. In the end success will come along. That�s for sure.

All the very best for my juniors.

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MBBS Basic Science Study Guide and Tips

Source:http://medchrome.com/

Attend classes regularly: Missing the classes means missing several important points, experiences and tips that teachers share in their lectures. They are seldom found in any books. Moreover, one who misses the class will not be well acquainted with the topic and probable questions that may be asked.

Know the lesson plan: Go through the topic beforehand to have a rough idea. This will help you to pick up what the teacher is mentioning in his lectures easily. You can do this only when you know the lesson plan.

Be keen to learn: You must have a keen interest to go through a medical dictionary whenever you find a new medical terminology. This will help you a lot in understanding different topics.

Regular studies: Study regularly 4-6 hours a day even when there are no exams arriving. In this time, you should concentrate in making notes, highlighting important texts in book, creating mnemonics and every other things that can be done to make studying easier for future. You can take a break on a friday or saturday night but utilize the morning for studies as brain has higher ability to catch things then.

Increase your study speed and writing speed.

Revise frequently: First time when you read a topic, it may take you an hour. The second reading may take you 45 minutes and you�ll notice that the third reading won�t take you more than half an hour.

Discuss subject matter and questions with your friends and recall.

Make a habit of making notes and charts of important units, standard values and formulas and stick it in front of your study table or wall of your room.

Free yourself from stress between your classes and study time by listening to music, playing games or going out.

Choose your study time according to your control over sleep. Are you an owl or a early bird? In MBBS life, it doesn�t matter till you can study. I couldn�t wake up timely in the morning so I used to sleep late at night.

Besides textbook, studying from reference books helps a lot. Make a habit of comparing things while studying. Example: Differences are easier to remember

Study plan according to the subject:

1. Start with anatomy to know about normal human structures.
2. Then physiology to understand body mechanisms and adaptations.
3. Then pathology to know about the diseases.
4. Then go for pharmacology for the treatment of the diseases.
5. Then microbiology and biochemistry should also go hand in hand.

Anatomy Study Tips:

• Refer Atlas
• Create Mnemonics
• Practice figures
• Creating algorithms
• Studying organ models and bones
• Frequent revision

Physiology Study Tips:

• Read, understand and understand

Pathology Study Tips:

• Follow standard textbook like Robbins and create short notes.
• �Illustrated Pathology� and �Harshmohan� can help you in drawing gross and microscopic features.

Pharmacology Study Tips:

• Mug up the classification of drugs
• Understand the mechanism of actions
• Create mnemonics
• Practice reasoning questions

Microbiology Study Tips:

• Create a pattern for writing lab diagnosis (eg. Specimen, Microscopy, Culture, Antibiotic sensitivity, etc)
• Understand classes of organisms
• Learn lab procedures

Biochemistry Study Tips:

• Practice diagrams of metabolism and cycles
• Create mnemonics

At the same time, don�t feel ashamed of going through guides and past questions ans they are equally important from exam point of view (passing the examinations). If you have any more study tips please comment and feel free to share your experiences.

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