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IPhone & MedSchools
Started by gettomed
What about those that do not use AT&T or can not afford to purchase one? Do they give you an allowance of some sort?
I believe that's part of a student loan
I'm thinking this is the answer and the iPod Touch (think of the iPhone, minus the Phone) doesn't require a service contract with AT&T.
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Yea, but the downside is that you can only use the internet it if there's a wifi connection nearby.
True, but I'm guessing that any medical school that requires the iPhone or iPod Touch will provide said wifi connection.
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The doc I shadowed for a few months last year had Epocrates on hers and loved it. She was planning on getting the Netter drawings (or maybe something a little more basic) in order to have diagrams to show patients when explaining things.
She said she wished she had things like that available as a med student and resident for quick reference of things.
She said she wished she had things like that available as a med student and resident for quick reference of things.
I've had no trouble, save for my father-in-law's house which is in the boonies and 150+ miles from my home.
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I've had no trouble, save for my father-in-law's house which is in the boonies and 150+ miles from my home.
Yeah, no problems here either....
another reason why OSU is amazin'. it has all kinds of course-related stuff and junk on it. not sure if you have a choice between iPhone and iPod touch...but I'm on my family's T-Mobile plan so no AT&T for me.
another reason to look forward to med school..
so i can have an excuse to buy an iphone 😀
so i can have an excuse to buy an iphone 😀
There is no such product as an iTouch. It is called the iPod Touch. Sorry, I just hat when people do that.
Also I would hate my school if they made me get an iphone. It is a fine enough phone but I wouldn't want to be saddled with At&t. I'm happy with my droid.
Well, you don't have to be saddled with AT&T if you're daring enough...
I've had no trouble, save for my father-in-law's house which is in the boonies and 150+ miles from my home.
I live in Houston and there is apparently awful AT&T coverage here, such that you can't get a signal inside most of the hospitals.
Completely agree. At a number of my interview locations, I lost 3G network and got Edge. And these were fairly populated cities.
I asked the AT&T guy about it and he said they are working on it. Apparently, the two areas that don't suffer from this are San Francisco and New York (b/c they "cover those areas well" according to him)
Our requires some sort of Epocrates-ready device, and most people seem to be going for the iPhone because the software is strong and it prevents the need for a dedicated PDA.
The only downside is that it's sometimes awkward to check your phone on the wards in certain settings (e.g. on rounds). If you pull out a Palm or a pocket Sanford, it's obvious you're looking up something medical. If you bust out the iPhone, you could be checking e-mail, texting, taking hilarious photos, etc.
The only downside is that it's sometimes awkward to check your phone on the wards in certain settings (e.g. on rounds). If you pull out a Palm or a pocket Sanford, it's obvious you're looking up something medical. If you bust out the iPhone, you could be checking e-mail, texting, taking hilarious photos, etc.
