• Drug Information 29.12.2011 Comments Off


    Epocrates
    is a developer of clinical information and decision-support tools available through mobile and web-based products. Epocrates, through the Medical Students Program, is excited to offer a free license to Epocrates Essentials® , an integrated drug, disease, and diagnostic suite for mobile devices. (Valued at $159/year) To ensure the educational discount, please follow the link below.

    To access your Epocrates Essentials software, click the link below using a PC or Macintosh computer. You will be taken to a product registration page. After completing the registration indicating you are a UVa medical student, you may download Epocrates Essentials.

    Access Epocrates Essentials at:
    https://www.epocrates.com/referral.do?partner_referral_id=550

    **Important note about the Account Registration page: You may see a message indicating, “There was a problem verifying your medical student information.” If this message appears, do not worry. Just click the “skip” button at the bottom to continue.

    Questions? Email the UVa school contact: Ellen Ramsey at ecr2c@virginia.edu.

     

  • Books 27.12.2011 Comments Off

    A physician recently donated some books. The Library does not accept donations – but I thought you all might want them.  They are heavily used popular titles – they may be one edition old.

    If you are here this week – please come and take what you like.  They are on a book cart right outside my office suite area in the Library.

  • Facility, Services 16.12.2011 Comments Off

    Happy Holiday Season to All – enjoy your break!

    Just a reminder of the change in Library hours for both exam periods and the upcoming Holidays:

    Extended Hours, Holiday Hours and Closing Dates

    Saturday, December 17
    09:00am – Midnight
    Thursday, December 22
    07:30am – 07:00pm
    Friday, December 23
    07:30am – 05:00pm
    Saturday, December 24
    Library Closed
    Sunday, December 25
    Library Closed
    Monday, December 26
    Library Closed
    Tuesday, December 27
    07:30am – 07:00pm
    Wednesday, December 28
    07:30am – 07:00pm
    Thursday, December 29
    07:30am – 07:00pm
    Friday, December 30
    07:30am – 07:00pm
    Saturday, December 31
    Library Closed
    Sunday, January 1
    Library Closed

  • USMLE Step 1 14.12.2011 Comments Off

    James Mills, currently a Third Year student, shares his tips for preparing for USMLE Step 1 (this is the second guest post on preparing for USMLE Step 1, please see Morgan Patrylo’s post here).

    James:

    1) It’s important to remember that Step 1 is about 70% pathology, 20% pharmacology and 10% “other”.  It is very low-yield to study any “other” (aka, biochemistry, anatomy, cell biology/tissue structure) that is not in First Aid or USMLE World.  This might be a little more complicated now that these are not clearly separated in the new curriculum.  I agree with Morgan that BRS physiology is a good book, but I felt like I knew all the physiology I needed just from classes, First Aid and World.

    2) I am slightly insane, but I re-read all of the pathology and pharmacology notes and powerpoints multiple times.  I thought this was actually reasonably high-yield (except the “intro” to these subjects).  This would not work for everyone.

    3) Edward Goljan is a genius.  Listen to all of his lecture series without distractions (and listen to them again at the gym or something).  This is the highest-yield information available.  The Goljan Rapid Review of Pathology is also very high-yield.

    4) I think this was my key to success: I read all of the explanations in USMLE World not only for the right answers but WHY THE WRONG ANSWERS ARE WRONG.  This is extremely tedious but worth it.

    5) There is no exact right way to study for this exam.  Find some method of studying that keeps you sane and happy.

    6) This exam is actually a great learning tool.  You will know so much more after studying that hard.

    7) Third year is awesome.

    Karen: Thank you James for taking the time to share your experience.  I am always interested in featuring “guest blog posts” from the students’ perspectives – if you are interested, please contact me (kknight@virginia.edu).

  • Sloane Society Lectures 07.12.2011 Comments Off


    Please join the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States and the Sloane Society next Monday, 12 December at 1210pm in HSL’s Historical Collections for a presentation by Commander James Hancock, MC, USN.

    Board certified in both Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, CDR Hancock will discuss his career as a physician in the US Navy, including multiple tours to Afghanistan, where he received the Purple Heart.  His experience as a combat emergency medicine physician led him to develop what has become the standard front-line ambulance for American forces deployed in war zones.  His talk promises to be most engaging.

    Pizza lunch served.

    This counts toward the SIM lecture requirement for 1st year students.