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Medical Library Resources

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Annals of Internal Medicine

What: Annals of Internal Medicine publishes articles, case studies, medical research, reviews and editorials in the field of internal medicine.

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BMJ Case Reports

The Medical Library provides a Fellowship code that waives the publication fees.  Reach out to the medical librarians when ready to submit. 

What: BMJ Case Reports presents cases  in all disciplines so that healthcare professionals, researchers and others can easily find clinically important information on common and rare conditions.

Where:

How: Click here for additional support material. 

Features: Cases, journals, publication support (fee waiver) 

British Medical Journal (BMJ)

What: The British Medical Journal (online) focuses on topics in medicine & health, including psychology, internal medicine, pharmacology, pathology, etc.

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Case Files Collection

What: The Case Files Collection offers an interactive format for learning basic science and clinical medicine concepts in the context of realistic patient cases. Allows faculty to include clinical cases into their digital curricula. Updated regularly.

Where: Access via browser. 

Note: A free MyAccess Profile is required for full access. 

Citing Your Sources & Reference Management

What: Guide providing reference management options, citation styles, and how to avoid plagiarism. 

Where: Click here to access the Citing Your Sources guide. 

Features: 

  • Zotero, Mendeley, My NCBI, Endnote Basic, AMA Manual of Style (print & online), Turnitin
Clinical Point of Care Databases

What: Meet the Clinical databases, as well as how to access and use them. 

Where: Click here to access the Clinical POC guide

Features: AccessMedicine/AccessPediatrics, ClinicalKey, UpToDate. 

ClinicalKey

What: ClinicalKey is a medical search engine for clinical practice, research, and medical education.

Where: Access through browser or app.

How: Click here for additional support material. 

Features: 

  • Books, diagnostic tests, DDx, drug information, clinical calculators, clinical trials, CME, guidelines, images, journals, mobile app, procedure videos
  • Journal alerts via email
  • Patient education: Arabic, Bosnian, Canadian French, English, Haitian Creole, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese. 

Alternative Spelling: Clinical Key

Cochrane Library

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What: Cochrane Library is a collection of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. 

Where: Access through browser or app.

How: Click here for additional support material

Features:

  • Clinical Trials, EBM, mobile app
  • Email alerts: for searches
COVID-19

What: General audience resource page that include information on the COVID-19 vaccine, FAU research, Research & POC resources, patient education, fake news, and more. 

Where: Click here to access the COVID-19 library guide. 

Covidence

What: Covidence is a software tool that streamlines the review process for evidence synthesis projects such as the scoping review, systematic review, and meta-analysis. It is tech-fee funding through June 2027. 

Where: Access via Browser. 

How: Support for this tool can be found in the Medical Library's Systematic and Scoping Review Guide, which includes a recorded Covidence training session taught by a FAU medical librarian. 

Access Instructions:

1. After clicking the Covidence resource link, use your FAU email address, then click the blue button.
2. Complete the FAU Single Sign-On steps as usual.
3. Fill in the form and click 'Create account'.
4. You will be brought to the Covidence homepage.

Features: Citation/abstract screening, Full Text Review, Risk of bias appraisal, data extraction