Medical students' Study Resources: Books or Notes

E-books or textbooks: Students prefer textbooks

Previous research has demonstrated that the experience of reading e-books is not equivalent to reading textbooks. This study examines factors influencing preference for e-books as well as reported use of e-book content. Although the present student cohort is the most technologically savvy to ever enter universities, students do not prefer e-books over textbooks regardless of their gender, compu...

Medical Books

Sir,?There are a number of valuable old medical books, printed in various countries of Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, lying unknown and unutilized in India and gradually disappearing or disintegrating. The Government of India have recently approved of a scheme to search for salvage and examine the old medical books in various libraries in India with a view to preparing a special catalog...

Editorial: a library of "non-medical" books for medical students: a foot in the door or an obstacle to progress?

Seeking Information Resources by Medical Students in Emergency Medicine

Introduction: Members of the health care team in medical emergencies have little information about admitted patients and rely on several information resources in order to manage these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the information resources for medical students in emergency ward. Methods: This descriptive study was performed on 146 last year medical students attended in emerg...

Some Small Medical Books

It is a very useful little book of its kind ; in fact, is a cheaper form of the numerous "Aids" and " Essentials" published by various firms. If used properly, they have their use. (2) The Practical Hints by Mr. K. S. AgniHOTRI, author of a popular book entitled "The General Dispenser." It is intended for" the requirements of practitioners who desire to keep abreast with the progress of modern ...

Teaching medical students basic neurotransmitter pharmacology using primary research resources.

Teaching pharmacology to medical students has long been seen as a challenge, and one to which a number of innovative approaches have been taken. In this article, we describe and evaluate the use of primary research articles in teaching second-year medical students both in terms of the information learned and the use of the papers themselves. We designed a seminar where small groups of students ...