Medical Podcasts
Podcasts are portable computer files (spoken word, music, video) that can be downloaded, viewed, or listened to on the Web or portable devices such as MP3 players. What makes a podcast different from a normal audio file hosted online is that you can subscribe so it will automatically download to your computer whenever a new episode of a particular show is released.
Podcast examples of potential interest to medical practitioners include:
- Johns Hopkins Medicine - a lively discussion of the week’s medical news and how it may affect you. 5-7 minutes
- Nature Podcast - Each week Nature publishes a free audio show presented by Chris Smith at the University of Cambridge, UK. Every show features highlighted content from the week's edition of Nature including interviews with the people behind the science, and in-depth commentary and analysis from journalists covering science around the world. ~20 minutes
- University of Virginia Podcasts & Webcasts: Health/Medicine - Symposia and lectures. ~1 hour
- MedicineNet.com - medical podcast library and "Doctors On Health" audio newsletter. Length varies.
- Podcast Alley - general search engine for finding podcasts