choosing 1 pocket book

[CaMD]

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Do you have any thoughts about which pocket book I should carry around as an intern on the neurology service?

I will be a psychiatry intern in July and am starting off the year with my 2 months of neurology.

Any advice would be great (and ease my nerves!).

 

[CaMD]

I'm leaning towards the Mass General pocket guide (based on what I've read on SDN and Amazon).

 

[Neurologee]

This is a "controversial" topic - the Neurologists at my program area ll quite opinionated about it. To solve that, I bought 3 before starting residency. And the verdict? I use none of them, and always go to the trusty (frequently updated) internet with questions -- I did the same thing during my medicine intern year as well ...
Also, I would check to see if your program has its own manual ... that will likely be more useful than any other reference.
I will also say one reason that I don't want to carry a book is that I carry so much other gear as a Neurologist ... At first I tried to make a go of it putting everything in a white coat, but my shoulders and neck were killing me, and I was always missing something, so I broke down and bought a bag (I would say at least 2/3 of our residents carry a bag of some sort).
Have fun on your Neurology rotations!!

 

[CaMD]

Thank you for the thoughtful response.🙂

I, too, have had the experience of buying books and not using them but I think I'm going to need something, even if it's just as a (heavy) security blanket. I'm not looking forward to weighing my white coat down again.

That's a really good idea to see if the program has a manual. I will email and ask.

Thanks!

This is a "controversial" topic - the Neurologists at my program area ll quite opinionated about it. To solve that, I bought 3 before starting residency. And the verdict? I use none of them, and always go to the trusty (frequently updated) internet with questions -- I did the same thing during my medicine intern year as well ...
Also, I would check to see if your program has its own manual ... that will likely be more useful than any other reference.
I will also say one reason that I don't want to carry a book is that I carry so much other gear as a Neurologist ... At first I tried to make a go of it putting everything in a white coat, but my shoulders and neck were killing me, and I was always missing something, so I broke down and bought a bag (I would say at least 2/3 of our residents carry a bag of some sort).
Have fun on your Neurology rotations!!