Lecture Notes: Keeping Up-to-date with Medical Literature Using Read by QX MD

Introduction

• Presenter: Ollie, third-year medical student in Southern California.
• Focus: Utilizing the Read by QX MD app to stay informed on medical literature.
• Compatibility: Available on both Android and iOS devices.

Application Overview

• Navigation: Access features via the three-line menu (top left).
  • Search for papers or topics.
  • Manage subscriptions.

Key Features

Featured Papers

• Purpose: Tailor research interests by specialty.
• Customization:
  • Use the "Edit" feature to select specialties of interest.
  • Provides the latest research relevant to selected specialties.

My Followed Journals

• Functionality:
  • Follow specific journals of interest.
  • Get notifications (red square indicator) for new articles.

My Followed Collections

• Details:
  • Collections created by QX MD or other users.
  • Ability to subscribe to various collections to follow colleagues or specific themes.

My Followed Keywords

• Advantages:
  • Highly customizable keyword tracking for specific or broad topics.
  • Example Keywords: 'Internal Medicine', 'Cancer Genomics'.
• Usage:
  • Articles categorized by keywords; new articles are highlighted.
  • Provides summaries and links to full papers.
  • Automatic downloading of articles when available.

Additional Features

• Interactivity:
  • Comment on articles.
  • Save for later reading (bookmark feature).
  • Share articles with colleagues.
  • Rate articles with thumbs up/down.

Practical Usage

• Bookmarking allows for categorization of saved articles.
• Efficiently manage time by saving articles for later viewing.

Conclusion

• Recommendation: Considered an innovative and useful tool for staying current with medical literature.
• Future Plans:
  • Upcoming content on OB/GYN resources following recent rotation.
• Call to Action:
  • Request for feedback, video suggestions, and viewer engagement through likes and subscriptions.