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I have $1000 to spend before June 30th, and no idea what to spend it on. I can't carry any over, and want to get things that are worthwhile and will be useful. I already have an Up-to-Date subscription, and all the professional memberships I can stand. A conference is out, for lack of vacation time to spare. We're also allowed to spend it on books, PDA software, and other "educational endeavors". Help me out here! 🙂
 
A 17" iMac is $999.00. Coincidence? I think not. 😉

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=C1211F78&nclm=iMac

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My program allows us to submit for reimbursement of our Board fees, so this is a popular choice for CME monies.
 
sophiejane said:
Excuse me while I wipe the drool from my chin...sigh....
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I knew you guys were smart, but I'd recommend the MacBook with a big enough hard drive to put aside room for the Windows side.... I have purchased 4 in the last few months (2 for my kids, one pro for me and one for my research group) and set them all up to run Windows and MacOS. I'm typing this on my MacBookPro now. They are great and I've been impressed with how well they run Windows when I need that (which I do sometimes 👎 ). As someone who owned (and still has stored away) a 1984 Mac (512K), I love them, but I think that spending a few hundred over your budget on the MacBook is a better idea that the iMac.


I wonder if desktops are on the way out for most non-graphic designer uses?
 
Oh God... I am surrounded by Mac people.... please dont go into FM if you are a Mac person... I like having colleagues who are above a mediocre level with computers.

What next? A bunch of linx lovers?

(Faebinder is twice damned engineer before changing careers to cursed medicine.)

I remember in second year med school... studying for second pathology exam... a friend of mine was programing his own self-made system on his pc for fun at 3 am in the morning while reading Robbins.... he was bored with hemetology chapter....that's when I realized I am truly insane for a) being awake at that hour.. b) actually understanding and knowing what he was doing... c) being also bored with hemetology
 
Faebinder said:
Oh God... I am surrounded by Mac people.... please dont go into FM if you are a Mac person... I like having colleagues who are above a mediocre level with computers.
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With all due respect, it's the Windows users who are doomed to mediocrity. 😉
 
add another Grand and get teh 24" mac...thats what i use! i love it
 
The program gave each intern a laptop and PDA on July 1st, so, I don't think they'd look kindly on footing the bill for an upgrade just yet. 😉

Any texts that are key for an FM intern? Other useful tools of the trade I could invest in?
 
You mean you HAD to get a MAC? Not even an option?
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That's just crazy talk...
 
Not as showy as computers, but some of us still use them too:laugh: ..... any good books for FM?
 
Really, one of the best CME bargains I've found is the AAFP Essentials monograph series: I think the cost is $274/12 mos and you can get it on CD or audiotape if you prefer. Each month is at least a few Cat I CME credits (varies from 3-6 credits per issue) and in a six-year course they go through the entire survey of what would be covered on your board review. It's been awesome for me as a PA to expand my knowledge and really quite cheap, and flexible. I think you have up to two years to complete the CME after the publish date (if you save them up for several months like I do and then do a marathon session). Very nice, succinct, evidence-based and pertinent.
http://secure.aafp.org/catalog/viewProduct.do.?productId=480&CategoryId=2
 
oldbearprofessor said:
I knew you guys were smart, but I'd recommend the MacBook with a big enough hard drive to put aside room for the Windows side.... I have purchased 4 in the last few months (2 for my kids, one pro for me and one for my research group) and set them all up to run Windows and MacOS. I'm typing this on my MacBookPro now. They are great and I've been impressed with how well they run Windows when I need that (which I do sometimes 👎 ). As someone who owned (and still has stored away) a 1984 Mac (512K), I love them, but I think that spending a few hundred over your budget on the MacBook is a better idea that the iMac.


I wonder if desktops are on the way out for most non-graphic designer uses?
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cant live without my macbook.. y on earth use anything else??
macs for life..
 
maybe u can buy some expensive reference books for ur future practice. sure, UTD and Emed are good to have, but a derm atlas can sometimes be more helpful as a hard copy. this way u can benefit from them now and u wont be annoyed at shelling out money after u graduate.
 
I use every penny of my CME every year to see the world..

I use [deleted - advertising] to go anywhere I want, anytime I want using CME Funds. You basically just tell them where you want to go, and when you want to go there and they provide you with portable CME seminars that you attend once you're there. Not sure what your program allows but I pay for lodging, food, travel and the cost of the seminar with my funds which means basically... FREE TRAVEL..

Go see the world!
 
tpatt said:
I use every penny of my CME every year to see the world..

I use [deleted - advertising] to go anywhere I want, anytime I want using CME Funds. You basically just tell them where you want to go, and when you want to go there and they provide you with portable CME seminars that you attend once you're there. Not sure what your program allows but I pay for lodging, food, travel and the cost of the seminar with my funds which means basically... FREE TRAVEL..

Go see the world!
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:laugh: :laugh:
Its like William Shatner joined SDN to pitch reduced hotel and airfare rates.
 
primadonna22274 said:
Really, one of the best CME bargains I've found is the AAFP Essentials monograph series: I think the cost is $274/12 mos and you can get it on CD or audiotape if you prefer. Each month is at least a few Cat I CME credits (varies from 3-6 credits per issue) and in a six-year course they go through the entire survey of what would be covered on your board review. It's been awesome for me as a PA to expand my knowledge and really quite cheap, and flexible. I think you have up to two years to complete the CME after the publish date (if you save them up for several months like I do and then do a marathon session). Very nice, succinct, evidence-based and pertinent.
http://secure.aafp.org/catalog/viewProduct.do.?productId=480&CategoryId=2
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Sorry for drudging up an ancient thread from the forum's very bowels, but this was the only one I found referencing the Monograph Series. I'm trying to purchase this series, but was unable to figure quite how using the above link.

Anyone have any insights? Much thanks in advance.
 
Irish Jack said:
Sorry for drudging up an ancient thread from the forum's very bowels
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I'm going to do the same as I also have $300 of CME money left. (Must be a recession, or my poor attendance record resulting in less CME money 😛) Any thoughts?
 
are cell phones covered via CME money? with the blur between PDAs and smartphones nowadays, you could make the argument that a smartphone could be used on the wards for "medically-related" purposes
 
bump. anyone with more suggestions about what to purchase before leaving residency? i have over $600 to spend. I already have:
Pfenninger & Fowlers Procedures book (excellent)
Sports Medicine Patient Advisor
Fracture Management for Primary Care
EKG book

I already have my permanent license, boards taken, DEA license.

I want to still buy a derm book...do you all like the Fitzpatrick book or the Habif or something else?

What else should I buy? I can't buy anything like a computer or phone etc. I can't prepay for future CME conferences. I'll have resources like up to date through my job. Things you wished you'd bought?
 
thanks. taken and passed step 3. have my permanent license. already took my family medicine boards. have my dea license....
 
brats800 said:
bump. anyone with more suggestions about what to purchase before leaving residency? i have over $600 to spend. I already have:
Pfenninger & Fowlers Procedures book (excellent)
Sports Medicine Patient Advisor
Fracture Management for Primary Care
EKG book

I already have my permanent license, boards taken, DEA license.

I want to still buy a derm book...do you all like the Fitzpatrick book or the Habif or something else?

What else should I buy? I can't buy anything like a computer or phone etc. I can't prepay for future CME conferences. I'll have resources like up to date through my job. Things you wished you'd bought?
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http://www.amazon.com/Pediatric-Cardiology-Practitioners-Myung-Park/dp/0323046363#_
I'm of the opinion that any pediatrician or FM doc that plans to see a substantial amount of kids should own this book.
 
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