“How do you eat in elephant? In small bites.” The same rule probably applies to staying current with the ever expanding avalanche of medical literature. One can try the following approach:
1. RSS Feeds for Journals.
Subscribe to the RSS feeds of the “Big Five” medical journals (NEJM, JAMA, BMJ, Lancet and Annals) plus 2-3 subpecialty journals in your field of interest. You can choose either Google Reader (a powerful RSS reader) or the simple iGoogle personalized page (if you subscribe to less than 10 feeds).
Medical Journals tab: A screenshot of iGoogle with RSS feeds from the major medical journals.
Try to read the journal on the day it is published online, for example, NEJM and JAMA on Wednesdays, BMJ in Fridays, etc.
2. Podcasts.
Listen to journal podcasts. Click here to subscribe to the podcasts of 4 major journals in iGoogle.
3. Persistent Searches.
Subscribe to
Image source: U.S. National Library of Medicine.
4. Text-to-speech (TTS).
Use text-to-speech to listen to articles you do not have time to read.
5. Blogs.
Subscribe to high-quality medical blogs in your field of interest — they often review most of the important new articles.
Related:
Make Your Own “Medical Journal” with iGoogle Personalized Page
Share iGoogle Tabs with Medical Journals, Podcasts and Gadgets
Annals of Internal Medicine Launches Podcast and Audio Summaries
Text-to-Speech Programs and Continuous Medical Education
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