ITB’s USMLE, COMLEX, & Medical School Blog: Teaching You to Think like a Question Writer 1. Facultyofmed As a medical student, our Instagram account is the perfect place to snap out of the normous effort you do to catch up with your studies, and we promise you'll crack up laughing! 2. insta_anatomy (Katy Hanson) ~23k followers This account posts Katy Hanson’s own original drawings and study materials, and a lot of her illustrations are great pictorial representations of some pretty complicated material. Very useful for studying. 3. medschoolposts ~270k followers This account uses surgical and clinical photos to teach physical presentations of a variety of medical conditions. In the description of each photo, the poster includes details about such things as the diagnosis, treatment, pathogenesis, and associated risk factors for the condition featured in the image. The images are not categorized in a way that would index them for studying for a specific class, but you still may increase your general medical knowledge just by reading the descriptions when they show up on your newsfeed. By the way, in the context of medical education: anytime you see the term “epidural hematoma” think middle meningeal artery. Also note the biconvex shape of the blood collection in radiographs. 4. medicaltalks ~1.2M followers Like @medschoolposts, @medicaltalks’ account features images of interesting and educational surgical cases with informative descriptions in the image captions. 5. cincykidsrad ~14k followers A photo posted by Cincinnati Children'sRadiology (@cincykidsrad) on Sep 7, 2016 at 6:07am PDT The radiology department at this top children’s hospital has an awesome account where they post radiographic findings for a variety of conditions, along with high yield content and explanations. 6. USMLE_1notes ~14k followers This account posts high-yield facts and pictures aimed at… you guessed it… step one content. 7. Figure1 ~65k followers Includes a most fascinating “case of the week” and has some seriously awesome surgical cases. Figure1 also has an exceptional app (used by over 1 million health care professionals). It’s really for anyone in the field no matter where you are in your journey to becoming a doctor. Stay tuned for an upcoming InsideTheBoards Podcast interview with Josh Landy, founder of Figure1 (with, of course, a free Figure1-themed giveaway). It’s gonna be a good one. 8. medschool_life ~78k followers This account posts inspirational medicine-related quotes as well as a few must-have swag items to accessorize your white coat. 9. StudentDrDiva ~23k followers A photo posted by Student Dr. Diva (@studentdrdiva) on Nov 8, 2016 at 8:49pm PST But this diva’s Instagram is so chock full of tips and med student inspiration, we had to give a shout out to her Instagram as well. She posts pictures of everything from inspirational quotes to what pens to buy for rotations. 10. medspiration ~173k followers A photo posted by MEDspiration® | 501(c)(3) NFP (@medspiration) on Apr 30, 2015 at 9:08am PDT @medspiration posts videos and pictures, many of which link to their YouTube channel “MEDspiration” run by student doctor, Nav Badesha. Videos include “How alcohol affects your health” and “How Adderall and Ritalin affect your health”. The account is aimed more toward teaching health sciences to non-professionals, however medical students may find the videos and photographs a refreshing change of pace from the usual, dry, study fare. Read Also: How To Choose A Medical Specialty Extra-Curricular Activities In Medical School - A Hurdle? Or An Advantage? Five Adventurous Medical Careers! 35 US Medical Schools Accepting IMGs For Electives and Observerships 10 Most Competitive Residency Programs in USA Source
