PIMP Protector vs Scut Monkey

[alphaholic06]

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My wife will be starting her core rotations soon, and I was thinking of giving her one of these books as one of her Christmas gifts. So which one should she get and why?

 

[gouda]

I feel like the PIMP book was too basic. I have never seen any of the scut monkey books before. I do like: Instant Access - Wards.

 

[Random]

Not a big fan of the Scut Monkey books. It's more expensive but I've gone with using a different pocket book for each rotation. It's not exactly the same thing but I think that Pocket Medicine by Sabatine would probably be more useful in the long run.

 

[deuist]

Depending on how much you're willing to spend, you could get a PDA. The cheapest Palm sells for around $100 and can run the ePocrates drug guide, the Merck Medicus (a textbook), and Harrison's (another text) for free. All you need is the initial investment. I'll agree with a previous poster about PIMP protector---it is far too basic for a 3rd year medical student.

If you do decide to get a PDA, start with amazon.com instead of palm.com. I was able to get my TX for significantly less than the manufacturer's retail price.

 

[geekOCD]

Where do you get harrison's for palm for free? The last version I saw was like $70...

 

[deuist]

It comes bundled with the Merck Medicus. It's a watered-down version.

 

[Bobblehead]

If you do decide to get a PDA, start with amazon.com instead of palm.com. I was able to get my TX for significantly less than the manufacturer's retail price.

You can also consider a smartphone like the Palm Centro (Sprint service) which allows her to just carry one device in addition to the pager. With the 4GB microSD slot you can put the mobile edition of Uptodate on there and load up epocrates and the various calculators.

 

[DNYR]

You can also consider a smartphone like the Palm Centro (Sprint service) which allows her to just carry one device in addition to the pager. With the 4GB microSD slot you can put the mobile edition of Uptodate on there and load up epocrates and the various calculators.

...definitely the way to go