Your Medicine Student Toolkit
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Flashcards, notes, research and citation tools for medical students.
Who this toolkit is for
For medicine students. These are study tools only: they don't replace your university's approved clinical resources, and they don't provide medical advice.
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Essential (3)
Core tools that are broadly useful.
Flashcards
AnkiOpen SourceAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad
Why you may need this: Spaced-repetition flashcards are widely used for memorising large volumes of material.
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Documents
LibreOfficeOpen Source
Why you may need this: Free documents and presentations.
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Research / Citation
ZoteroOpen SourceAlso on iPhone/iPad
Why you may need this: Organise research sources and generate citations for coursework and dissertations.
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Recommended (4)
Useful for particular parts of the work or course.
Notes
- Obsidian
FreeAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad
Why you may need this: Organise lecture notes and revision.
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- Adobe Acrobat Reader
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad
Why you may need this: Annotate lecture slides and papers.
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Documents
- Microsoft 365
PaidAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Assignments and presentations; check your institution's free access.
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Your university or college may provide this software or a student licence. Check before purchasing.
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Cloud Storage
- Google Drive
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Access notes on any device.
Open web app
Specialist / Optional · Show specialist tools (2)
Consider these for particular modules, tasks or environments.
Notes
- Notion
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Plan placements, deadlines and revision.
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Statistics
- JASP
Open Source
Why you may need this: Free statistics for research projects.
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Course requirements vary. Software requirements differ between schools, colleges, universities and modules. Check your course materials before purchasing software.
Build your student setup
Build My Setup lets you add or remove apps, see why each is included and, where verified packages exist, get one install command. Nothing is installed automatically.