Resources you didnt know existed.

Introducing the home of MedEd's hidden gems. Explore my collection of MedEd best resources to help you grow clinically and professionally.

  • Medical education websites
  • Question banks
  • Study apps & technology
  • Portfolio building
  • Healthtech & Entrepreneurship
  • Looking after yourself

MedEd Vault

How do I use The Vault?

Here you’ll find my top recommended MedEd resources, helping you to to access all your MedEd needs in one place. The purpose is NOT to necessarily use all resources, but to select the ones that resonate most with your assessment structure and learning style.

Where are these resources from?

I regularly trawl the internet to find the best MedEd resources out there, from websites, to podcasts, to social media platforms. I combine my top finds with those I used throughout medical school to give you The MedEd Vault.

Just so you know, I may receive a small commission from a handful of links on this site – it helps to keep me providing this content or you!

How often is The Vault updated?

I update The MedEd Vault whenever I come across pages I think you'll find useful!

Do you have a favourite that isn’t listed?

If you’ve got a hidden gem in your MedEd stack that isn’t listed here, Id love to hear it! Drop me a message via my contact page and I’ll share it with the world!

Anatomy

  • Teach me anatomy

    My favourite resource on anatomy. Ever. Beautifully curated posts outlining clinical significant anatomy. 10/10 recommend! ACCESS HERE.

  • Zygotebody

    Best 3D models

    Another great freemium platform for dealing into anatomy in three dimensions. ACCESS HERE.

  • Biodigital

    Best 3D models

    A freemium platform for dealing into anatomy in three dimensions. ACCESS HERE.

  • University of Michigan Medical School BlueLink

    Best for real images

    An open-access gold mine of anatomical lectures, cadaveric images and notes. ACCESS HERE.

  • The visible human project

    Best for hardcore fans

    Cadaveric specimens from 300 images of the National Library of medicine – for true hardcore anatomy fans. ACCESS HERE.

  • Innerbody Research

    Best for beginners

    A simple interactive body maps for beginners. ACCESS HERE.

  • Anatomy zone

    Best for guided lessons

    A webpage directory of the popular YouTube channel of the same name. Online transcripts of YouTube videos all in one place. ACCESS HERE.

Master your differentials.

Become a differential-generating machine by training your brain to categorise important patient presentations.

See inside!

Practical exams (OSCEs/PACEs/Vivas)

  • OSCE Stop

    This is a fantastic resource that I only found in my last couple of years of medicine. Their notes are ridiculously concise and high yield. With all the hype they’ve created, OSCE stop has now evolved into a new online platform with a subscription service. ACCESS HERE.

  • OSCEsense

    Lots of cases across clinical specialties, timed conditions and interactive scoring sheets – a great resource for practising with friends. Still in its early days, but expanding. ACCESS HERE.

  • Medisense

    Notes, practice questions, MOSLER podcasts, Tiktoks style MedEd videos – medsense hits all 5 senses. ACCESS HERE.

Best comprehensive sites

  • NICE CKS

    High yield question fodder

    This resource is what question banks such as Passmedicine are based on. NICE CKS stands alongside the latest clinical guidelines for the UK and is a go-to for understanding the further investigation and management of disease. ACCESS HERE.

  • BMJ Best Practice

    Best for understanding workups

    Highly detailed theoretical knowledge on both specific diseases and presentations. I found it really useful for understanding the ‘next best investigation’ for working up a particular diagnosis or presentation. The downside is that access is limited by your institution. ACCESS HERE.

  • Uptodate

    Best for the latest approaches

    Requires an institutional log in, but very useful for understanding the pathophysiology and the mechanism of action of treatment modalities. ACCESS HERE.

  • Geeky medics

    Gold standard MedEd.

    A favourite of many. Geekymedics has expanded over the years from the one-stop OSCE shop to include detailed posts on data interpretation, theoretical knowledge and question banks. Highly recommended. ACCESS HERE.

  • Oxford Medical Education

    High-yield revision notes on a range of specialties of medicine. Covers both theoretical and practical exams. Limited in scope but a useful revision resource. ACCESS HERE.

  • Simply finals

    Created by doctors WIlliam Dooley and Andrew Smith, Simplyfinals is a high yield collection of lecture recordings. These lectures are tailored to the medical school curriculum of Barts and The London Medical Schol (UK) but is nevertheless highly valuable and concise, covering many specialties of medical education. ACCESS HERE.

Study Cardiology Smarter.

Supercharge your revision sessions and remember MORE content for longer with my high yield revision guides!

See inside!

Data interpretation

  • Life In The Fast Lane

    ECG interpretation

    LITFL – perfect for putting the reps in for ECG interpretation brought to you by a community of emergency medicine physicians. ACCESS HERE.

  • Easyauscultation

    Clinical sounds

    A useful hidden gem to improve your interpretation of clinical sounds. ACCESS HERE.

  • Almost a doctor

    Bloods results and more

    OSCE notes, mind-maps and over 2000 pages of content written by tens of authors from all over the world. ACCESS HERE.

  • ABG Ninja

    ABG interpretation

    A simple website to put your ABG interpretion to the test. ACCESS HERE.

  • Radiology Cafe

    Useful starting point for understanding radiology and plenty of resources for anyone strongly considering radiology as a career. ACCESS HERE.

National Guidelines (UK)

  • NICE

    Best for guidelines – UK

    The holy grail of UK based clinical guidelines. I’d highly recommend looking into as many subject areas as possible, form aetiology, to diagnosis and management. Highly examinable and what most UK question banks are based on. ACCESS HERE.

  • Resuscitation Council UK

    Best for A-E assessments and life support

    Perfect for the latest guidelines on the acute management of unwell patients including A-E assessments, adult/paediatric life support and medical emergencies (anaphylaxis, tachyarrhythmias, choking, etc.). ACCESS HERE.

  • British thoracic society

    Best for asthma guidelines*

    Asthma and COPD guidelines seems to change every new moon – here you’ll find the latest guidelines. ACCESS HERE.

  • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

    One to consider...

    A once-removed second cousin of NICE. SIGN is home to a load of clinical guidelines that your medical school may name drop. ACCESS HERE.

  • British Association of Dermatology

    Best for dermatology

    Heres a niche one for your dermatology exams – they have a great handbook on common, examinable dermatological conditions and their management. ACCESS HERE.

Question banks

  • Pastest

    An expansive collection of question tailored UKMLA/ PLAB/ USMLE/ MRCS/ MRCP and more! ACCESS HERE.

  • Passmedicine

    Passmedicine. A gold standard of MedEd question banks. Much loved resource by medical students in the UK and Australia. ACCESS HERE.

Study apps and technology

  • Anki

    The gold standard of flashcard generators!

    Remember, flash cards are a tool for the right material (e.g. anatomy and semantics) - don't use it for everything or kid yourself into thinking you understand it because you can recall obscure facts! ACCESS HERE.

  • Quizlet

    Another OG flashcard generator. Integration with AI and gamifications are making such applications an even more useful tool in your revision kit. ACCESS HERE

  • Mindgrasp AI

    Best AI study buddy

    Note taking? That's so 2019. Level up your study era by letting AI generate your notes for you. Upload your file, transcribe your lectures and let AI be your second brain to test your understanding and active recall. ACCESS HERE.

  • ChatGPT

    Taking the world (and MedEd) by storm. ChatGPT has revolutionise our ability to ask questions unprompted. Consider prompts like "Outline the clinical features of aortic stenosis", "ask me questions about atrial fibrillation". ACCESS HERE.

Portfolio building

  • National Surgery Log Book.

    eLogBook

    An ancient looking but nationally used database for keeping track of surgeries you have assisted in or performed. A free, valuable tool for anyone considering applying to core surgical training. its primarily aimed for Uk based trainees. ACCESS HERE.

  • MedAll

    Showcase your society events to the nation

    Catch the healthcare/society events you can’t reach in person. MedAll- an online platform to showcase your societies activities. Host conferences and talks, automatically generate attendance certificates and upload your best event recordings for the world to see for years to come. ACCESS HERE

  • Cochrane Task Exchange (UK)

    Help our research projects

    A jobs-board for collaborating on research projects. In all honesty, its better for those that already have some research under their belt - but afterall... you miss all of the shots you don't take! ACCESS HERE.

On the wards

  • Mind the Bleep

    for survival guides and F1/intern preparation

    Featuring a whole host of survival guides for foundation doctors. This website is the go-to for new doctors working in the NHS. They also have useful articles on finance and career progression. ACCESS HERE.

  • Messly (UK)

    Placement ranking tool for FPAS

    No longer do you have to painstakingly sieve through an excel spreadsheet to rank your FPAS jobs – Messly have a useful tool for ranking your top jobs after you have been accepted into a deanery. Later on it will serve you great for finding locum posts. ACCESS HERE.

Healthtech & Entrepreneurship

  • Healthtech map (UK)

    For budding entrepreneurs

    Want an oversight of the digital health landscape? Easily acquaint yourself with key investors/regulators/incubators and more! Annoyingly you now need an NHS email to access it ACCESS HERE.

  • Peerr.io

    Elevate your personal brand on Peerr's healthcare and life science network. Flex your thought leadership muscles with your own blogs, products and services. ACCESS HERE

  • Medic footprints

    Alternative medical careers

    Exploring or planning an exit from medicine? Medic footprints will help you open your mind to non-clinical opportunities. ACCESS HERE.

  • InVideo AI

    Create content easily

    Want to start making videos for social media? Invideo AI helps you make videos using simple text prompts - it even allows you to clone your own voice and uses high quality stock images/videos. ACCESS HERE.

Looking after yourself

  • Benevolent Fund

    Financial and informational help for doctors and their families in need. ACCESS HERE.

  • Mind

    Student life and mental heath support from MIND the the leading charity on mental health. ACCESS HERE.