# Medicine Toolkit - Teaching Tools for Academic Physicians

> Medical education app with Bayesian reasoning tools and evidence-based article summaries. (iPhone/iPad app by Alan Nawoj.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medicine-toolkit-teaching-tools-for-academic-physicians/id468578403 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alan Nawoj](https://appshunter.io/developer/1722514765)
- Category: Medical, Education
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 15 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 6.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-01-20
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medicine-toolkit-teaching-tools-for-academic-physicians/id468578403/reviews.md

## What is Medicine Toolkit?

**** Rated as a Top Medical Education App! ****

Medicine Toolkit is a medical education app developed and used at Harvard's top teaching hospitals. Bayes at the Bedside enables you to apply Bayesian reasoning to patient care in real-time with a database of over 175 likelihood ratios. Pocket Evidence provides summaries of over 440 teaching articles with PubMed links at your fingertips in the classroom, the clinic, or the wards.

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Featured in the following publications:
* The Hospitalist
* Hospitalist News
* Today's Hospitalist
* ACP Hospitalist
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OVERVIEW
This app has been developed by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals. It brings the latest in clinical reasoning and evidence based medicine to your fingertips in a format that's fun and easy to use!

Medicine Toolkit currently consists of two teaching components, "Bayes at the Bedside" and "Pocket Evidence" (2 apps in 1!).

BAYES AT THE BEDSIDE
Use over 175 likelihood ratios to apply Bayesian reasoning to clinical care in real-time! A little rusty on biostats? Use our case-based statistics review to refresh your memory on applying Bayes to patient care, and then turn to our teaching tutorial to learn about common errors in diagnostic reasoning and how to use Bayes' theorem to turn clinical pitfalls into teaching opportunities!

POCKET EVIDENCE
Can't keep all of the heart failure trials straight? Ever wonder just how the CHADS2 score came to be? Or feel at a loss when a resident cites a recent article you haven't seen, or a medical student asks what they should read that night? With Pocket Evidence, have summaries of over 440 review articles, consensus guidelines, landmark papers, and new and notable articles covering 70 topics in internal medicine available at your fingertips. Email the PubMed links to yourself and your team in real-time, and take a closer look at the literature that shapes how we practice medicine today.

HIGHLIGHTS

* More than a compilation of data and articles, Medicine Toolkit provides a framework for understanding and teaching statistics, evidence based medicine, and clinical decision making

* Both Bayes at the Bedside and Pocket Evidence contain a dynamic database regularly updated and expanded with input from you, our users, based on your experiences practicing and teaching medicine today

* Make this app what you want it to be, and benefit from the insights and expertise of health care professionals and medical educators across the country

* Covered by many professional reimbursement policies

TESTIMONIALS

"A must have for all clinicians, especially those involved with academic medicine."

"Great app to have at the bedside, on rounds, or to catch up on the latest data/reviews/guidelines/management strategies."

"This is a very needed app in the current state of healthcare. Provides evidence supported clinical decision support. It is really cheap if compared with the potential for excellent patient outcomes, decrease in cost from unnecessary testing, and as well for its incredible academic value."

## Key features

- Bayes at the Bedside tool
- Pocket Evidence article summaries
- Over 175 likelihood ratios
- Summaries of 440+ medical articles
- PubMed links for articles
- Case-based statistics review
- Clinical reasoning framework

## Recent user reviews (10 of 15)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medicine-toolkit-teaching-tools-for-academic-physicians/id468578403/reviews.md

### 5/5 — One of a kind!!

*2016-01-27, version 2.6*

Can't recommend it enough! Heard about it through a FOAMed presentation and had it on my wish list. So excited about this product and learning to implement it in practice.

### 1/5 — Downloaded app does not have elements advertised on App Store

*2014-03-08, version 2.5*

NO teaching tips.  
NO applying Bayes 

Should either update the App Store add or update the app itself

### 5/5 — Great teaching tools for EBM!

*2013-10-05, version 2.5*

Very useful set of teaching tools for academic physicians... I use this app regularly with my residents and med students since it's great for promoting patient care discussions

### 5/5 — Great practical tool

*2013-09-10, version 2.4*

Practical app which is invaluable on rounds. Quick and easy to calculate likelihood ratios at the bedside. Pocket Evidence is a great reference - tons of summaries of review articles, studies and guidelines etc. Great app, thanks

### 5/5 — Top notch app!

*2013-02-17, version 2.3*

This is a very needed app in the current state of healthcare. Provides evidence supported clinical decision support. It is really cheap if compared with the potential for excellent patient outcomes, decrease in cost from unnecessary testing, and as well for its incredible academic value.

### 5/5 — Phenomenal app

*2012-12-03, version 2.3*

A must have for all clinicians, especially those involved with academic medicine.

### 5/5 — Fantastic for academic physicians

*2012-12-03, version 2.3*

The medicine toolkit provides quick access to relevant clinical evidence in a very simple manner. It's being regularly updated with new articles and is a must have for physicians working at an academic hospital.

### 2/5 — My review

*2012-10-21, version 2.2*

I had a difficult time using the probability piece. Links were limited in scope. I would not recommend it and feel it was not worth the cost

### 5/5 — Great APP and excellent customer service  DMD

*2012-09-10, version 2.1*

Initially I was not pleased with what this app had to offer. I have been in communication with the developers of the app who contacted me after seeing my 1st review. I have been very impressed with their response.  They have taken every suggestion I had to make this app reach it potential.  I have yet to experience this level of customer service from other app developers. Given their response and implementation of my recommendations, i am going to give this app 5 stars.  I will continue to submit other articles as this app again can literarily become the back bone of Evidence Based Medicine.

### 5/5 — Medicine Toolkit is fantastic!

*2012-02-02, version 1.1*

Great app to have at the bedside, on rounds, or to catch up on the latest data/reviews/guidelines/management strategies.

## Frequently asked questions about Medicine Toolkit

### What is Medicine Toolkit?

Medicine Toolkit is a medical education app developed at Harvard's teaching hospitals. It provides tools for applying Bayesian reasoning to patient care and offers summaries of over 440 medical articles with PubMed links.

### What are the main features of Medicine Toolkit?

The app includes 'Bayes at the Bedside' for real-time Bayesian reasoning with over 175 likelihood ratios, and 'Pocket Evidence' which summarizes over 440 teaching articles with PubMed links.

### Who developed Medicine Toolkit?

Medicine Toolkit was developed by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals, with input from medical educators across the country.

### What is the price of Medicine Toolkit?

Medicine Toolkit is available for a one-time purchase of $4.99.

### On which devices can I use Medicine Toolkit?

Medicine Toolkit is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod.

### How often is Medicine Toolkit updated?

The app's database is regularly updated and expanded based on user input. The latest version, 2.6, was released on September 17, 2014.

### What is the age rating for Medicine Toolkit?

Medicine Toolkit has an age rating of 17+, making it suitable for adult healthcare professionals and medical students.

### Does Medicine Toolkit have ads?

The provided data does not indicate the presence of advertisements in Medicine Toolkit.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.6 — 2014-09-17

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Version 2.6
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* Minor user interface updates for iOS 8

If you like Medicine Toolkit, please take the time to give us a nice review -- it really helps a lot.

### 2.5 — 2013-10-04

Version 2.5
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* Minor user interface updates for iOS 7

Thanks for your continued feedback! Please continue to email feedback to support@medicinetoolkit.com.

### 2.4 — 2013-09-09

Version 2.4
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* Added support for iPhone 5
* Various user interface updates

Thanks for your continued feedback! Please continue to email feedback to support@medicinetoolkit.com.

### 2.3 — 2012-12-03

Version 2.3
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* Over 60 new and notable articles added to Pocket Evidence, now easily accessible from a "Recently Added Articles" button after selecting a given specialty

* Now over 440 articles in Pocket Evidence

* Data on new oral anticoagulants conveniently grouped together under "Hematology: New Anticoagulants"

* Contributor names added to article detail screens for users who chose to be credited for providing articles to Pocket Evidence

Thanks for your continued feedback! Please continue to email feedback to support@medicinetoolkit.com.

### 2.2 — 2012-10-10

Version 2.2
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* Added keyword search function to Bayes at the Bedside for finding likelihood ratios

* Added keyword search function to Pocket Evidence for finding articles by citation

* Added several new articles to Pocket Evidence

Thanks for your continued feedback! Please continue to email feedback to support@medicinetoolkit.com.

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