Blogs, wikis and other versions of web 2.0 can offer a way to enhance the learning experience (1)- they deepen understanding and challenge learners to collaborate in a digital environment. As a preclerk I try to read around specialties that I am interested in and topics that we are covering in class to extend my knowledge beyond the lecture hall. I find it especially helpful as we are forced thinking about career planning at an early stage.
Below is a list of some basic blogs that you might like to follow based on medical specialty. These blogs are up to date but by no mean are a complete list of all the available resources out there. I am also clearly not an expert in any of these areas but think that these blogs might be a good place to start exploring interest. Please let me know if there are any that I should add. From these you should be able to find more resources that may be even more suited to your interests. This might get you started but better yet, go to webicina to develop a personalized RSS feed to follow all the social media resources related to the topics you are interested in.
General, Neuro, Hematologic and Anatomical Pathology
- Pathology Student
- Thomas Wheeler
- Digital Pathology Blog
- 1xobjective (pathology resident)
- Stacy Mills
- Neuropathology Blog
Anaesthesiology
Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiophile (more cardiology than surgery related)
- Robotic Cardiac Surgeon (new and maybe commercial, but only one I could find from a cardiac surgeon)
- Heart Valve Replacement and Repair Blog (from a former patient’s perspective)
- See surgery
Dermatology
Diagnostic Radiology
- Sumer’s Radiology Site
- Radiology for medical students
- Emergency Radiology from LITFL
- Radiology Case Reports
Emergency Medicine (this is really hard because there are many…try not to drown EM blog world)
- Life in the Fast Lane (subscribe to the weekly review that summarizes and links many of the available EM blogs)
- Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
- BoringEM (for all the basics and Canadian specific mentorship advice)
- EM Basic (Bootcamp Guide to EM)
- The Short Coat EM (a dynamite medical student blog)
- Emergency Care Canada (political)
Family Medicine
- Docnotes
- Practicing Family Medicine
- Future of Family Medicine (students and residents)
- American Family Physician (community blog)
General Surgery
Internal Medicine (many blogs on all the subspecialties)
- The Morning Report Blog- from Toronto General Hospital
- Clinical Correlations
- db’s Medical Rants
- Now@NEJM
- Case Blog
- If you like kidneys : Nephron Power
- If you like hearts: Prof Montage Cardiology Rounds
Laboratory Medicine, Medical Biochemistry, Medical Genetics, Medical Microbiology
Neurology (pediatric and adult)
Neurosurgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Opthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
- Howard Luks
- Dr. David Geier (sport’s medicine)
- About Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics
- Pediatrics
- Learn Pediatrics
- PEM ED (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry
- Child in Mind (child psychology)
- Core Psych
- Shrink Rap
- The Amazing World of Psychiatry
- Global Medical Education Project
Public Health
Radiation Oncology (most not specific to radiation oncology but oncology in general)
Urology
Vascular Surgery
General & Medical Education
- KevinMD
- Wishful thinking in medical education
- Medical Axioms (some true, some funny, some poignant)
References
1. Boulos, M. N., Maramba, I., & Wheeler, S. (2006). Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education. BMC medical education, 6(1), 41.
Here’s one to add! http://www.profmontage.com.au/home/.aspx
Prof Montage Cardiology Rounds launched in February and is a pro bono website offered as a learning resource, with videos for all levels of cardiology training, from first year medical students to interns, residents and fellows. Other health professionals may also find it helpful.
We welcome you to explore the videos, and get involved in the discussion via the new facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/profmontagecr?fref=ts) and video comment sections. Prof Montage will answer questions beneath each video, so start watching and asking to get the discussion started.
Thanks for passing along this great resource! I’ll add it to the list.
Thank you for referee us !!! Best, Neurosurgery Blog ( http://www.neurocirurgiabr.com)
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