technology

I was pondering how safe anesthesia is these days, with a couple of technologies we all know that brought us to this point ie. pulse ox, capnography, video laryngoscopy, ultrasound, and even non-invasive cardiac output monitoring. Our drugs are great and reliable. I was trying to think of...

Hi, I am interested in doing neurology as my residency, currently 5th year (out of 6) of medicine in Europe. I also really like math and can’t help but wonder if math is used in neurology. I am aware that while admitting and treating patients there is no room for that but maybe there is...

Hi! So i’m currently deciding between Stony Brook Dental and Touro Dental and I was wondering how important each pro is in making a decision on which school to go to. Touro: I know that touro has amazing technology and I know that tech has a major influence in dentistry so I wanted to know how...

Hi all, I have created an application (currently only available on Android devices) that uses your smart phones camera to identify prescription medicine. I was hoping for some feedback from the users expertise on this forum. Link to play store listing. Simply snap a picture of any...

Are you located near the NIH Campus in Bethesda, Maryland? We are seeking 3rd and 4th year medical students who would like to participate in an innovative healthcare study using virtual reality. The study involves one 90-minute visit to the NIH Campus, and is compensated with a $100 amazon...

Dear potential participant, Precision medicine is the discipline that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle to help guide, inform, and individualize medical therapy. The integration of precision medicine into digital health care technology is on the cusp...

On behalf of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), we would like to invite you to attend the SIR 2019 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas on March 23 - 28th, 2019 for FREE. Interventional Radiology is a patient-centered specialty that provides minimally invasive image-guided diagnosis and...

Hello there, I'm having a hard time understanding the following problem taken from the textbook "Ansel's Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drugs Delivery Systems, 9th edition": Preservation of Syrups Syrups can be preserved by (a) storage at low temperature, (b) adding preservatives such as...

There is a lot of hype around AI and ML right now and major hospitals, universities and tech companies have already started pairing off/partnering up with big industry players like IBM and GE to name a few. There’s also no shortage of articles about how AI has outperformed a pathologist or a...

Hello, I am in a dilemma trying to choose the research lab I would want to work in. I received an offer from a traditional cancer research lab, where I would be doing things like dissecting mice. The lab has mainly premed undergrads. On the other hand, there is a lab which focuses more on the...

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is hosting an event titled: Transforming Dermatology in the Digital Era on October 25, 2018. This conference will explore developments in the application of digital technologies to dermatologic diagnoses, with a specific emphasis on skin cancer. The...

Hello, I hope you are all doing well today. I am about to transition into medical school this fall. I grew up poor and usually used resources that were cheap or available for free. Now, my position has changed as I will have a little extra money from loans + my savings from working in the...

Are there any medical schools that focus on developing physicians who have an interest in technology? I have read that UC-Irvine welcomes tech-minded students.

I watched this week's "the good doctor" and saw how Melendez and Sean used VR to simulate surgery on a patient. This seems like a great way to practice one's skills and I was wondering if there are any VR softwares for dental students to practice what they learn in clinic after hours.

Hi all, I am entering my P3 year in a PharmD program and I am unsure as to what are I would like to go into after school. I am enrolled in a dual degree program (MHS in Health Informatics), which basically explores the technology side of pharmacy. I also have personal interests in graphic...

Hello friends, What topics would you bring to a Mental Health and Technology group? What resources would you share with your group? Also, do you know of another forum where I could get feedback on this? I am preparing to lead a group while on Internship on, well, Mental Health and...

Hi! I'm a medical student and recently became an ambassador for the medical app Figure 1. The app lets doctors, nurses, medical students and other health care professionals share medical cases with the world. They often share knowledge, ask for help with treatment/diagnosis (you have to be a...

Hi everyone I am in the market for a laptop for dental school this August, and was deciding between the macbook pro 13 '' or 15 ''. However I haven't been able to decide between the two as I have never had a macbook pro before. Would the extra size of the 15" be hard to handle in dental school...

Applicants are being sought for a half-time or full-time research coordinator position in the WELL Center (an expansion of the Laboratory for Innovations in Health-Related Behavior Change) at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, under the direction of Dr. Evan Forman. Drs. Forman, Butryn, and...

Just curious is NYU does CAD/CAM training? If so to what extent?

I am an incoming third year pre-med student. I have gotten by on an HP laptop for the past few years but am looking into "upgrading" my tech for more vigorous study. I currently use a samsung galaxy tab 4 10.1" for light academic use and more for personal use. Many med students seem to...

Hey everyone! I'm working on a project and thought it'd be suitable for SDN involvement. I'm looking to see if enough students might be interested in volunteering to be a "reporter" at their dental school. Reporters would be sharing a survey link with students at their school. The survey I'm...

If you could make any app that would help with application process/interview/motive you, what kind of app would you create?

Hello all, My dad currently owns and is the head OD of 2 very high volume practices. Both practices are 26 years old and have yet to see a decrease in patients. I'm very eager of the possibility to take over the practices, but my dad warns that he believes his practices may become obsolete due...

Hey everyone! I posted this in the interdisciplinary/technology section, but changed my mind and wanted to post it here. I have figured out an easy way to take notes, scan them into PDFs, and organize them automatically. I am not claiming my idea is unique by any stretch of the imagination...

Hey everyone! I have figured out an easy way to take notes, scan them into PDFs, and organize them automatically. I am not claiming my idea is unique by any stretch of the imagination, but I think it would be a boon to people who are in medical school. It basically involves using a...