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CEC PDA Support

3rd Year Requirement

All third year medical students are required to purchase PDAs to enrich their education. Recommended software is made available to all third year medical students and in many cases to all Health Center personnel free of charge. This may be downloaded at home and installed through the main Library's web site at home or at the CEC PDA Sync Station. If you need assistance with downloading and installing programs to your PDA you may speak with CEC Staff for assistance. It is highly recommended that medical students purchase the PDAs recommended by the School of Medicine.

Recommended PDAs

CEC Staff has tested all of the Recommended PDA models to ensure that they are compatible with all of the third year recommended PDA software. The 2007 Recommended PDAs may be purchased through the UConn Co-op.
To view the 2007 PDA Recommendations click here.
To view PDA Purchase FAQs click here.

Recommended PDA Software

The Lyman Maynard Stowe Library provides subscriptions to curricular medical PDA databases and software for students and Health Center personnel. The Library's main web page contains links to many PDA resources some of which are free of charge while others are available for purchase. These resources can be accessed through the Library's PDA page or by clicking here. The curricular related software listed below is available to students and Health Center employees free of charge. This software is highly recommended by the School of Medicine and in some cases is used in classes. Although this software is mainly targeted toward third year medical students, all students will find this software complimentary to their education. If you need assistance with downloading and installing these programs you may contact CEC Staff for assistance. Please note that the recommended software listed below may also be found on the main Library's PDA web site by clicking on Curriculum Support.

Recommended Programs
PDA Application	Application Information	Download
Student Experience Log	Mobile 5 users install this first. The UCHC Student Experience Log allows you to record your patient interactions on your PDA and then later upload them by syncing your PDA. (Please note: You will need to enter your Blackboard login and password to download the installer)	Download link Instructions
Archimedes	Archimedes is a Medical Calculator which includes 70 preprogrammed formulas. More information on Archimedes may be found here.	Download link Instructions
InfoRetriever	InfoRetriever is a Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters database available right at the point of care. More information on InfoRetriever may be found here.	Download link Registration link Instructions Alt Instructions
Lexi-Select	Lexi-Select is a Drug Database that includes in depth information on Drugs, Drug Interactions, Medical Calculations, etc. More information on Lexi-Select may be found here.	Download link Instructions
Shots	Shots is a free handheld childhood immunization schedule database. This application also includes an adult catch-up schedule as well as information on the various vaccines. More information on Shots may be found here.	Download link Instructions
Additional Programs
PDA Application	Application Information	Download
Diagnosaurus	Diagnosaurus is a differential diagnosis application.	Download link Instructions
Dynamed	Dynamed is a point of care reference application. (You will need to aquire a code before downloading and installing the program - UCHC staff and students only). For a code please contact: Ben Smith, Nancy Mainelli, or Hongjie Wang	Download link Instructions
All of the above applications can be downloaded and installed from home or you may stop by the CEC in the Library and use the PDA Sync Station. If you need assistance with downloading and installing these applications please feel free to contact CEC staff.

PDA Resources

The main Library webpage includes a wealth of PDA applications. Some of the applications are free while others need to be purchased. All of the applications are grouped by topic to assist in finding applications related to a particular subject. This page is accessible from the main Library webpage by locating and clicking on the PDA resources link or by clicking here.

PDA Sync Stations

The CEC in the Library has PDA Syncing Stations that may be used by UCHC personnel for PDA syncing. These Sync Stations include quick links to the recommended PDA software downloads as well as PDA syncing software. ActiveSync is installed on these machines to allow Pocket PC users install and sync their PDAs while Palm Desktop is also installed to allow Palm users to install and sync their PDAs. The Sync Station is available during all library hours and CEC Staff can assist users in using the Sync Station. There are help sheet binders available at the Sync Stations to assist users in downloading and installing the Recommended PDA applications.

FAQs

Both the CEC and library web pages offer PDA FAQs. Your PDA question may be answered by one of these FAQs page. If you still have a question about your PDA after consulting these pages UCHC students and staff may contact CEC staff at: (860) 679-8870. PDA FAQ Pages: CEC PDA FAQ Page    Library PDA FAQ Page