Applications for Mobile Devices

It is a portable and computerized tool such as a smartphone or tablet.

An application is a program that you download onto your device. Some can be used with an Internet connection and others will also work offline.

Applications and websites optimized for mobile devices are two different things. When you access websites with a mobile device, some will have a different look and layout to fit your device's screen. The use of optimized websites is often automatic and you will not need to download any programs to use them. Optimized websites are accessible from the browser installed on your mobile device.

It is difficult to say which are the best mobile applications for different reasons:

• The offer is increasing and continuously improving
• The offer varies depending on the type of device you use (smartphone, tablet, eReader, etc.)
• The offer also varies according to the operator system (iOS, Android, etc.)
• The quality of an application may vary depending on the type of device you are using it's operating system
• We suggest you try mobile applications that match your needs, habits and budget.

When you visit the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad or the Google Play Store in Android, you can select the "Medical" category to limit the results.

Unsure about downloading an application? Take a look at the  iMedicalApps website to see if this application has been evaluated. 

Medical Applications

•  Nursing Reference Center Plus (available for iOS et Android, JGH staff: select « NRC Plus mobile app access » at the bottom of the the NRC+ page and follow the instructions)
•  Medscape (available for iOS et Android, free)
•  Uptodate (available for iOS et Android, JGH staff: create an Uptodate account while at the hospital, then select « mobile access » at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions)
•  PubMed (available for iOS et Android, free)
•  Lexicomp (available for iOS et Android)
•  Epocrates (available for iOS et Android)
•  Dynamed Plus (available for iOS et Android, free for  CMA members)
•  PEPID (available for iOS et Android)
•  Micromedex (available for iOS et Android)
•  Skyscape (available for iOS et Android)
•  Diagnosaurus (available for iOS et Android)
•  Read by QxMD (available for iOS et Android)
•  Harvard School of Public Health (available for iOS et Android)
•  Monthly Prescribing Reference (MPR) (available for iOS et Android)
•  Standard Dictations (available for Android)
•  Electronic Preventive Services Selector -US Preventive Services Task Force (available for iOS et Android)
•  Docphin (available for iOS et Android)
•  Visual Anatomy (available for iOS et Android, free)
•  Figure 1 (available for iOS et Android, free)

Calculators

•  Calculate by QxMD (available for iOS et Android, free)

•  EBM Stats Calc (available for iOS et Android, free)

Dictionaries and translators

•  MedSpeak by QxMD (available for iOS)
•  Eponyms for students (available for iOS, free)
•  MediBabble (available for iOS)

Others (productivity, citation or document manager, etc.)

•  Evernote (available for iOS et Android, free)
•  Feedly (available for iOS et Android, free)
•  Dropbox (available for iOS et Android)
•  Zotero (available for iOS et Android, free)

* Please note that fees may be charged for downloading certain mobile applications. Some may be free for basic functions only and some may require registration.

You can consult a list of recommended applications for  iOS and  Android devices that are limited or not to people with access to McGill's electronic resources.