This guide is dedicated to downloadable apps for mobile devices, particularly for their use in medical education and health care.
This guide includes instructions on how to use apps that are provided to users via library subscriptions. Additionally, the guide provides recommendations for free and paid apps that may be of interest.
If you have app suggestions or improvements for this guide, please write to medicine.library@hofstra.edu.
Not all apps are created equal. When deciding what apps to use, it is important to critically appraise them just as you would an article or website.
Mobile app evaluation framework. The Lancet Digital Health, Volume 1, Issue 2, e52 - e54
It is also a good idea to make sure the library does not already subscribe to the mobile format of a resource that is sold as a subscription. For example, Harrison's Manual of Medicine sells for $89.99 as an app, but is already available via mobile browser through Hofstra SOM subscription for free. If you are not sure, please contact us.