Cell Phone for 3rd/4th year?

[Zback]

---

Members do not see this ad.

Just wanting to get some feedback about a good cellphone for apps for 3rd/4th year?

 

[jdh71]

Just wanting to get some feedback about a good cellphone for apps for 3rd/4th year?

Anything smartphone, iPhone/droidish, that you can also access the web with as many EMRs can be accessed this way now would be good.

 

[Zback]

Meant to add, how many apps are out there for the droid phones compared to the iphones?

 

[medstud87]

all docs have Iphones (I'm half serious). Join the cult. But wait until September for Iphone 5.

 

[p30doc]

iphone!

 

[hot sauce]

Meant to add, how many apps are out there for the droid phones compared to the iphones?

At this point android and iOS both have lots of apps. More android phones are being sold than iphones. However, at some places only iOS can access EMR (although I'm not sure how well it works on an iphone sized device - ipad is great though)

 

[thechad]

all docs have Iphones (I'm half serious). Join the cult. But wait until September for Iphone 5.

Sheep.

At this point android and iOS both have lots of apps. More android phones are being sold than iphones. However, at some places only iOS can access EMR (although I'm not sure how well it works on an iphone sized device - ipad is great though)

You will never, ever, need the EMR on your phone as a student. Hell, probably not even as a resident. When you get into private practice and you are working with smaller EMR companies, it might be helpful then. It is hard to walk 30 ft in a modern hospital without running into a computer or a COW/WOW.

 

[pkwraith]

For medical applications, the general trend I have seen is that they show up for IPhone (and IPad) first, and then Droid. But, the lag time is narrowing and will be fairly marginal soon between those two.

 

[ArcGurren]

for those tight with money and who don't want to pay for a data plan... i use an iPod Touch for things like Epocrates, Dynamed, etc and for email. I'll probably get a smartphone sometime before residency starts but this does the trick for me right now, assuming your hospital has open wifi (which it really should...)

 

[michigator04]

for those tight with money and who don't want to pay for a data plan... i use an iPod Touch for things like Epocrates, Dynamed, etc and for email. I'll probably get a smartphone sometime before residency starts but this does the trick for me right now, assuming your hospital has open wifi (which it really should...)

I do this as well. I get teased occasionally about my crappy cell phone, which is still on my parents family plan for $10/month. I have a 2-3 yr old ipod touch that I use over the wireless at the hospital to get epocrates, etc. This has worked great for me. The only thing I don't think I can do with it that the real iphone can is use voice apps like Dragon medical.