Valuable lessons from an oncologist who maximizes learning with a Palm

I have used Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2005 since I was an Intern, and now as a 2nd year oncology fellow, I have been using AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook & Calculator and Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2005 constantly. Having the resources instantly accessible to me while seeing patients has helped teach me more treatments and staging that I otherwise wouldn't have learned. Taking out a book in front of a patient is not quite as acceptable as quickly looking down at my Palm for the answer. Having the resources at my fingertips has definitely helped make me a better doctor, and as a visual learner, helped me learn more quickly. My textbooks are back in my office for reference later, but on the go, I rely solely on my Palm resources.

-Elizabeth Cartwright, MD
Medical Oncology Fellow at the National Cancer Institute at NIH in Bethesda, MD