They look so fashionable they must be great for the modern day medical student. Right?

We here at medicaleducator.co.uk are currently checking out he use of predominantly free iPhone apps on for medical students. So what we would like are three things. Why not email us at iphone@medicaleducator.co.uk if you have a point of view on any of our points below. We’re keen to supply our users with a free iphone guide once we know what’s worth checking out. So we have a few questions….

1. Have you been refused access to any iPhone health resource because you are ‘only a student’ ? (something we’ve heard is getting more common- and is perhaps a little frustrating [we know you need the information most!]
2. Any apps that are really worth their weight in gold to budding students out there?
3. Anything you think is not worth the free download time?
4. Any recommended top apps?
5. Overall as medical students do you think an iPhone is worth the money in terms of the benefit it gives you?

We;’ll be covering a feature on a few of some of the apps that we like, and are currently using in our day to day practice. We’ll leave you with this…

I was using my iPhone to check a patients disease activity score (DAS) to check their eligibility for anti-TNF therapy- a biologic agent that is a powerful treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.  I think the patient thought I  was checking my text messages! It took a careful explanation to avoid an embarrassing incident.

A free subscription to the user who sends us in the most detailed answer to any/ all of the above. And if you can make us laugh heartily you might get one too. Check out our user guide coming soon too!