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Medical Apps

We help with orientation: What are our recommendations? Which apps are licensed by the university? Where can you find expert opinions?

Evaluation of Apps

Deutsches Ärzteblatt International - Medical Evaluation of Apps: Detailed information about providers, data transport, offline mode, registration and costs.

DiGa directory (BfArM) - Official directory for all approved Digital Health Applications.


For study purposes

AMBOSS Kreuzen -Preparation for medical exams: more than 14,000 original IMPP questions. License: Campus. Registration: Required. Platform: iOS, Android
TIP: Create an account via Campus License, then login is possible.

AMBOSS Knowledge -Medical Reference: up-to-date and guideline-compliant information. License: Campus. Registration: Required. Platform: iOS, Android 
TIP: Create an account via campus license, then login is possible, the library must be loaded separately (approx. 90 MB, takes a long time, only practical for offline access).

Thieme eRef -Knowledge portal for physicians: Contains licensed e-books and e-journals. License: Campus Mainz.  Registration: Required.  Platform: iOS, Android
TIP: set up free home access from the university network, preferably on the PC; there may be difficulties if you access it directly from the app.

SpringerNature More Media - Access to supplementary multimedia material from Springer Nature books and journals. Platform: iOS, Android

UMMedis -Pharma app: Learning platform and reference work in pharmacology. Registration: Required. Platform: iOS, Android

ANKI Flashcards -Flashcard app: various apps available, e.g. ANKI Pro. Platform: iOS, Android
TIP: Platform of the Medical Student Council for the exchange of learning materials for students


For doctoral thesis and research

EndNote -Reference Management: Collects, organizes, shares research results and creates bibliographies. License: EndNote for UM . Platform: iOS

Zotero -Reference Manager: Viewing and editing Zotero libraries. Registration: Required. Platform: iOS, Android

ResearchGate -Research network: Access to millions of scientific publications. Registration: Required Platform: iOS, Android


For the clinic

DocCheck Flexikon -access to medical databases and pharmaceutical information. Registration: Required. Platform: iOS, Android

Medscape -Medical news and clinical tools. Registration: Required. Platform: iOS, Android

Red List -German drugs directory. Platform: iOS, Android

Yellow List -Medication App: mobile access to pharmaceutical data. Registration: Required. Platform: iOS, Android Evaluation in the Ärzteblatt

MedCalx -Medical calculator for complex formulas and classifications. Platform: iOS Evaluation in the Ärzteblatt 

ICD-10 -diagnostic information based on the ICD-10 system. Platform: iOS, Android

UMMedis -Pharma app: Learning platform and reference work in pharmacology. Registration: Required. Platform: iOS, Android


For dentistry

BoneBox Dental lite – Real-time 3D app for training and patient communication – Platform: iOS,Android

Dental Panoramic Radiology – Interactive application, self-learning module for students and dentists – Platform: iOS,Android 

Tooth View – 3D animation software for dental anatomy – Platform: iOS,Android

Halitosis – Bad breath guide from the University of Basel Platform: iOS (fee required)

Oral Surgery Suture Trainer – 3D animations of suture techniques Platform: iOS (fee required)

Real Tooth Morphology – High-resolution micro-CT scans of real teeth Platform: iOS, Android (fee required)

 

We look forward to receiving feedback and additions to bbum@ub.uni-mainz.de.

 

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