Learn the Blood Supply of the Brain

This website looks primitive but it's a great way to revise the blood supply of the brain and spinal cord. I particularly liked the quiz mode. Try it out and let me know what you think.

Brain MRIs

Some of you are having difficulty with interpretation of brain MRI sections. Take a look at this link for a quick tutorial.

So, Why Do You Want to be a Doctor?

I'm sure you have thought about this, long and hard. Read: http://student.bmj.com/issues/07/09/life/310.php
What are YOUR reasons? Have they changed since you started medical school?

Clinical Examination Videos

St. George's Hospital Medical School in London has produced a number of very good videos outlining basic clinical examination.
Cardiovascular System: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp5m2tXHDmA&mode=related&search
Respiratory System: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWGzi5h2UR8&mode=related&search
Abdominal Examination: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AktNxbiTO0I&mode=related&search
Thyroid Gland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EnLqNaRPZM&mode=related&search
Hope you find these useful.

Free Online Medical Ethics Course

A new free online course in medical ethics has been launched by the World Medical Association in cooperation with the Norwegian Medical Association. See http://lupin-nma.net/index.cfm?m=2&s=1&kursid=143&file=kurs/K143/intro.cfm for free access. A diploma is provided to all those completing the course.

Can You Tell Crackles From Wheezes?

The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Family Medicine has developed an interactive web-based learning center designed to teach medical students the fundamental principles of physical examination.

Practice taking blood pressure, listen to breath sounds, do a fundoscopic examination, or if you are still a freshman, review cardiac physiology.

Mc Gill Virtual Stethoscope

This site provides a virtual stethoscope interface for auscultating normal and abnormal cardiac and respiratory sounds as well as other material related to auscultation and cardiac and pulmonary physiology and pathophysiology.

Useful for medical students from year 1 onwards.