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Daily Rounds

Daily Rounds

 Versions reviewed

iOS Version 2.4.4

 Device & OS used

Galaxy A52 5G, Android version 4.1
iPhone 11 (VS),  iOS version 13 (SW)

 Date of review

December 16, 2022 
 Reviewers

Shelley White and Vanja Stojanovic

 Technician Support 

Lori Maisey

 Similar Library Apps    n/a

Image Source: Daily Rounds Retrieved on December 20, 2022 from: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daily-rounds-for-doctors/id1003799400

Stated Purpose  

App store: Daily Rounds is a clinical case based app for Doctors and medical students. Learn & share clinical cases from some of the best Doctors from around the world. The cases presented will help you prepare for various examinations like USMLE, AIPGMEE, NEETPG, All India Medical PG Entrance Examinations, USMLE Step 2 CS, COMLEX, MRCP etc.

Website: DailyRounds is India’s largest academic network of doctors, with over 5 lakh active users in the country and more than 1 million worldwide. Doctors across the world share and discuss clinical cases on the DailyRounds app, both on Android and iOS. Along with being a collaborative knowledge-sharing platform, DailyRounds is updated with the latest practice-relevant journal articles, has an exhaustive drug database, ECGs and treatment guidelines, and Continuing Medical Education courses.

 

Screenshots

Image Source: Daily Rounds. Retrieved on December 20, 2022 from: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daily-rounds-for-doctors/id1003799400

Specialties/Disciplines

Broad medical topics

Physicians, and medical students

Notes
None

Part 1: Editorial committee, content updates, and evidence grading
Entries are continually updated if they require an update (An update to a case file)

Part 2: Source and authorship information for 3 entries

 


 

Organization of information

High-level structure:

  • Home tab: social networking timeline and search bar
  • Library tab with search bar:
  • Drugs
  • ECG
  • CME
  • Guidelines
  • Journal
  • Calculator
  • Challenges
  • Rounds Cases
  • Saved Topics
  • Post: create a post
  • Alerts
  • Profile

Navigation

Navigation is relatively straight-forward, though some navigation glitches prevent clear viewing of some content easily.

Extras

User Account required: Yes
Internet connection required for use: Yes
Text search field: Yes
Browsable content: Yes
Advertisements: No
Pop-up advertisements: No
In-app purchases: No

Devices
Compatible with: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
Requires: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch requires iOS 9.0 or later. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daily-rounds-for-doctors/id1003799400
Last updated (as per App store listing) : January 13, 2022

Compatible with: All Android devices
Requires: Android 4.3 or later. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medengage.clinical&hl=en_CA&gl=US&pli=1
Last updated (as per Google Play listing): April 26, 2021

Size
23.9 MB (iOS)

App Developer

Neuroglia Health Pvt Limited

Country of Origin
India

Contact

+917071274274

Address: 393, 2nd Cross Road, JP Nagar 4th Phase, Dollars Colony, J P Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078, India

Email: editor@dailyrounds.org
Website: M3 Group (Tokyo)