iPads for Residents

A perfect example of how iPads can enhance the clinical workflow. 

My role in the project was minimal.  I discussed the E-Book market and specific title availability with the department's administration.  We - the library - purchased MD Consult's anesthesiology collection.  The department handled the rest. 

Rethinking the Textbook

The inspiration for this came from Dr. Theodore Sanford, professor and associate chair, Department of Anesthesiology, who noticed that residents were using textbooks less and less.

“We used to provide residents a $3,000 allowance to select and buy textbooks, and discovered that not everyone spent the money,” says Sanford. “Then we moved to a model where we distributed a ‘box of books,’ costing $1,500 each, but some were never opened.”

With more textbooks becoming available electronically, Sanford started thinking about other options. Instead of spending thousands on the usual textbook reorder, “why not use an iPad?” he thought.

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