Top20MedicalSchool.com is a curated (hand-selected), open access (free) directory of online videos and websites for the first two years of medical school. The resources at Top20MedicalSchool can be used to prepare for a course, to supplement the material for a course, or to review for USMLE Step 1 examination.
Top20MedicalSchool.com is a subsidiary of Connect Online, LLC, which originally began in 1999 with the intent of using website curation as an attempt to address the problem of information overload. Connect Online, LLC is the parent of Top20.com, a general internet directory with a network of over 600+ domains that bear the name Top20.
Medical school is time-consuming and there is an increasing pressure for top performance in order to secure a competitive residency. Top20MedicalSchool.com is an attempt at addressing these problems by offering a one-stop location for specific videos, websites, general resources, and study aids. The format is oriented to the content outline and specifications of the USMLE Step 1 exam.
There is a growing need for global education in medicine and health care. In the last several years open-access content has been revolutionizing the spread of digital information. At Top20MedicalSchool.com, it is the hope that the information and resources provided can also make a positive impact on medical education across the globe.
At Top20MedicalSchool.com there is a cap placed on each of our websites at about 20 resources. Any more and it would seem overwhelming, and any less would be insufficient. You could say that this natural limitation of information boils down to biology and the human capacity for memory. Phone numbers, grade school classroom sizes, and military platoons all rely on this same concept!
Unlike the major search engines, Top20MedicalSchool.com does not employ spiders or other internet-scouring algorithms to collect data. All of the resources for the website are instead hand-selected by comparing the results of major search engines, reading reviews of content providers, and by individually previewing every single page. Additionally, Top20MedicalSchool.com does not accept paid inclusions, which means that no source is given preference.
The team at Top20MedicalSchool.com consists of founder, James Rutherford, M.D., and medical students from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Rutherford is an orthopedic surgeon and medical ethics author. He grew up in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, graduated from Harvard University, and completed medical school at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. From there, Dr. Rutherford took an orthopedic residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, and later moved back to Columbus, Ohio for his practice. The medical students at Top20MedicalSchool are just that… medical students like you who are preparing for the USMLE Step 1 exam or recently finished it!
Let’s keep this simple. Top20MedicalSchool is an alternative to the major search engines with hand-selected, reliable information. We are open access (free), we do not collect and sell your personal data, we do not have paid inclusions, and we keep our content medically respectful and modest. Try us out, we’re a great place to start!
Contact Us at medicalschool@top20.com