Useful Links

This is the final installment of web page content for the summer. At some point, I have to start earning my keep in my research group! The following is a list of links that I think you will find useful both before and during your first year.

• Lifestyle Links: Links to guides for living on campus, Hyde Park, and in Chicago.
  
  
• Medical Student Stuff: Important links for survival as a med student.
  
  
• Things to do in Chicago: Carolyn's top list of things you must do in Chicago.
  

Chicago
Things to do	University of Chicago "Chicago Guide" Sidewalk Chicago WebguideChicago
Getting Around	To/From Chicago METRA CTA Out of State
Newspapers	Chicago Tribune Chicago Sun Times Chicago Reader
Food	Way off campus
Housing	Chicago Reader

 

 

Cool UofC Links

Office of Medical Education
Info on facilities (including hours and fees)
Crerar Library
Regenstein Library

Selected Course Websites

Anatomy
Genetics
Nutrition
Psychopathology

Study Aids

Integrated Medical Curriculum
University of Washington Neuroanatomy Website
Harvard Neuro website
http://www.medicalstudent.com/
http://www.studentdoc.com/
http://www.medschool.com
http://www.studentdoctor.net

 

National Organizations

AMSA
AMA
AMWA
APHA

Books

www.amazon.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.half.com
www.fatbrain.com
discountmedbooks.com
www.doc-swap.com
www.medsite.com

Cool Medical Reference (* means you can only access it from inside UofC network)

Medscape
Journal Watch
The Medical Matrix: a listing of full content, unrestricted access, Internet clinical medicine resources
PubMed: free Medline without full-text. Click here for information about Medline. Click here for more information about PubMed
* Ovid: Medline searching and full-text journal collection.
* MDConsult: 30+ textbooks, some full-text journals
* Harrison's Online: A frequently updated textbook of medicine
* DXplain: A diagnostic decision tool from Harvard. Click here for information about DXplain.
* JAMA
* The NEJM

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Carolyn's LIst of Must Dos in Chicago

1. Have pizza at Gino's East.

2. Take an architectural tour of the city on the Chicago River

3. Have weekday lunch on the top of the John Hancock Building

4. Go to Second City Comedy Club at 11 for improvisations

5. Ride, run, or walk along the lake to Navy Pier and beyond.

6. Have a smoothie at Jamba Juice and then see the Lincoln Park Zoo.

7. Shop on the Magnificent Mile, catch a movie at Water Tower Place or the Fine Arts Movie Theater.

8. Eat Dim Sum in Chinatown.

9. Visit Devon Street for Indian Food.

10. Buy tickets at the Hot Tix booth and see a cheap show.

11. See a different kind of flick at the Music Box, Three Penny, Fine Arts, or Piper's Alley theaters.

12. Go to the Art Institute and see the haystacks.

13. Walk around and look for sculptures.

14. Go to a cubs game, be sure to have a hot dog.

15. Pack a picnic and go to a concert at Ravinia Festival.

 

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