A podcast lets you automatically download audio and sometimes video directly to iTunes, Juice, or another feed-reading software program of your choice. Podcasts can be listened to on a computer or downloaded onto a portable MP3 player such as an iPod. Links to the podcasts listed on this page take you to the Webpage that describes the podcast; follow links from each page to the iTunes or other feed option to subscribe to the podcast. To learn more about podcasting, read the
Wikipedia entry on podcasts.
The American College of Cardiology presents these "Conversations with Experts," a series of free 20-minute discussions between thought-leaders on topics of importance to the medical community.
Format: Audiovisual
Provider: American College of Cardiology
A free weekly podcast radio show program with recent authors of articles in peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals. CME credit is available through the New York University School of Medicine.
Format: Audiovisual
Audio Digest publishes 27 new audio programs a month in 13 specialty areas, from anesthesiology to urology. Programs can be purchased item by item or as a monthly subscription. Each audio program qualifies for up to 2 hours of Category 1 CME credit/CE credit or contact hours for up to 3 years from the publication date. Additionally,
free podcasts are available every two weeks to those who register.
Format: Audiovisual
Provider: Audio Digest Foundation
The CDC produces several free podcast series, including "A Minute of Health with CDC" (in English and Spanish), "Flu Information from CDC," and "Emerging Infectious Diseases." You can also browse the list of available podcasts by topic or series to listen to single episodes.
Format: Website
Provider: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A televised series for health care personnel, carried on satellite broadcast networks aimed at hospitals and other medical facilities across the country. It features information on new drugs, biologics and medical devices, on FDA safety notifications and product recalls, and on ways to protect patients when using medical products. A free monthly podcast is available.
Format: Website
Provider: Food and Drug Administration
This free weekly podcast provides commentaries on each week's issue of JAMA.
Format: Audiovisual
Provider: Journal of the American Medical Association
The free audio summaries feature The Lancet editorial staff discussing the highlights from the week's issue, and usually include at least one interview with the study author of a key paper. Also produced is a monthly audio summary for The Lancet Infectious Diseases and The Lancet Neurology.
Format: Audiovisual
Provider: The Lancet
List of podcasts available from the Nature Publishing Group. Includes the Nature Podcast, a free weekly audio show highlighting content from each issue of the journal Nature and interviews with the scientists creating the data. Also includes podcasts on chemistry, genetics, cancer and more.
Format: Audiovisual
Provider: Nature
The New England Journal of Medicine offers two free podcasts: an audio interviews feed and NEJM This Week.
Format: Audiovisual
Provider: New England Journal of Medicine
Approximately every two weeks, the journal Science offers a new free podcast on interesting stories from the journal and its sister sites.
Format: Audiovisual
Provider: Science
