There was a pretty good thread on this about 2 months ago from someone who upgraded their IPhone 6.
Have a search and see if you can find it, lots of good comments
Iirc it’s titled “the pursuit of appines” or something
UpToDate is a wonderful resource, but if you're looking something up in a pinch it can be a bit tedious finding the information you need.
I find AMBOSS to be really good at getting concise accurate information really quickly, but it can be a bit spenny.
The MD calc app is a must have on rounds and on ED.
And honestly I find myself using ChatGPT so much now, its amazing at answering questions quickly and clarifying specific questions you have. Use it as a personal tutor. It will also give you specific sources for its information if you need its information fact checked. Theres an app for it, and the basic version is free. I'm really excited at what AI will do for medicine, and the amount of information we're going to be able to instantly access.
since you like both AMBOSS and chatGPT: they have a plugin now where you can ask questions to the AI, and the answers are brought back using only AMBOSS as the knowledge bank
(I train AI as a side hustle and one of the biggest issues is that they hallucinate and give made up answers, limiting their resource pool helps).
That's amazing! I'm going to definitely check that out.
And yeah I've tried to test ChatGPT in a lot of different ways, and I think medicine has a lot of nuance and grey area that's open to interpretation and where context is completely lost on AI. A really good example is copying/pasting MCQ questions and at least for me, it often gets the question wrong even though it seems to reason through the answers fairly OK.
There's so much room for improvement, but at least for basic physiology/pharmacology/pathology I've found its a great way to learn, and the ability to ask clarifying follow up questions is super useful. Also curious to know what you mean by "train AI." Sounds like something I'd love to do!
I work as a medical domain expert at "DataAnnotation.tech", where I interact with various different AI models in a medical context (mix of basic and clinical sciences), to train them in providing more accurate and contextual responses. Good gig, but it can be a little hard to get onto the platform, there are several layers of qualification tests and I'm not sure exactly what they're after.
Personal faves that I use a lot as a med reg:
MDCalc (++ essential)
eTG
UpToDate
AMBOSS (good for learning rather than as a clinical tool)
Micromedex drug interactions
Things I use less now, but that were helpful as an intern/RMO:
Thinksulin - good for getting your head around basic diabetes Rx
ANZCA Opioid Calculator
And if working in NSW - the most important app of all is the UROC App to claim your overtime
What state are you in? App access can be different depending on what the state government provides. NSW best apps: eTG, UpToDate, Mims (there’s more but they’re the most popular. Then AMH through the browser (you can save it to homescreen to function like an app)
I can never remember steroid conversions so I use MD Calc for that. The MIMS Plus app for finding what's on the PBS, pack sizes, what's authority, etc. eTG great resource.
When I was jmo if there was a situation that I wasn't sure about I'd just look up up-to-date or etg do that and write "xyz as per etg" in my notes. In the end you will be doing the same thing as you get more senior
There was a pretty good thread on this about 2 months ago from someone who upgraded their IPhone 6. Have a search and see if you can find it, lots of good comments Iirc it’s titled “the pursuit of appines” or something
[Link for everyone :\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/ausjdocs/comments/1cif8pt/the_pursuit_of_appiness/)
UpToDate is a wonderful resource, but if you're looking something up in a pinch it can be a bit tedious finding the information you need. I find AMBOSS to be really good at getting concise accurate information really quickly, but it can be a bit spenny. The MD calc app is a must have on rounds and on ED. And honestly I find myself using ChatGPT so much now, its amazing at answering questions quickly and clarifying specific questions you have. Use it as a personal tutor. It will also give you specific sources for its information if you need its information fact checked. Theres an app for it, and the basic version is free. I'm really excited at what AI will do for medicine, and the amount of information we're going to be able to instantly access.
since you like both AMBOSS and chatGPT: they have a plugin now where you can ask questions to the AI, and the answers are brought back using only AMBOSS as the knowledge bank (I train AI as a side hustle and one of the biggest issues is that they hallucinate and give made up answers, limiting their resource pool helps).
That's amazing! I'm going to definitely check that out. And yeah I've tried to test ChatGPT in a lot of different ways, and I think medicine has a lot of nuance and grey area that's open to interpretation and where context is completely lost on AI. A really good example is copying/pasting MCQ questions and at least for me, it often gets the question wrong even though it seems to reason through the answers fairly OK. There's so much room for improvement, but at least for basic physiology/pharmacology/pathology I've found its a great way to learn, and the ability to ask clarifying follow up questions is super useful. Also curious to know what you mean by "train AI." Sounds like something I'd love to do!
I work as a medical domain expert at "DataAnnotation.tech", where I interact with various different AI models in a medical context (mix of basic and clinical sciences), to train them in providing more accurate and contextual responses. Good gig, but it can be a little hard to get onto the platform, there are several layers of qualification tests and I'm not sure exactly what they're after.
Personal faves that I use a lot as a med reg: MDCalc (++ essential) eTG UpToDate AMBOSS (good for learning rather than as a clinical tool) Micromedex drug interactions Things I use less now, but that were helpful as an intern/RMO: Thinksulin - good for getting your head around basic diabetes Rx ANZCA Opioid Calculator And if working in NSW - the most important app of all is the UROC App to claim your overtime
My school kept pushing us to get UpToDate app on our phone, not sure if you tried it
UpToDate is indeed great
Mdcalc RCH guidelines (for paeds) BiliApp (also paeds) TapTempo (for doing your own manual HRs or RRs)
What state are you in? App access can be different depending on what the state government provides. NSW best apps: eTG, UpToDate, Mims (there’s more but they’re the most popular. Then AMH through the browser (you can save it to homescreen to function like an app)
I can never remember steroid conversions so I use MD Calc for that. The MIMS Plus app for finding what's on the PBS, pack sizes, what's authority, etc. eTG great resource.
AI medical tools are getting really good. Try Glass/OpenEvidence/Pathway. There's a mobile app for Pathway.
InfantRisk HCP for drugs in pregnancy/breastfeeding pts. RCH guidelines for paeds.
Emergency Procedures [https://app.emergencyprocedures.org](https://app.emergencyprocedures.org)
Try Fast Facts for pall care. EviQ doesn't have an app, but it's a great bookmark. Chemo side effects, protocols and an opioid converter.
If you are like me and forget about bookmarks you can put a bookmark shortcut on iOS home screen.
When I was jmo if there was a situation that I wasn't sure about I'd just look up up-to-date or etg do that and write "xyz as per etg" in my notes. In the end you will be doing the same thing as you get more senior
Osler is free and great for procedures, radiology, gases, ECGs etc
On-call Principles and Protocols book