Library of the Health Sciences
Peoria

Electronic Textbooks

• Select Resources

  Gray's Anatomy from www.bartleby.com
  Harrison's Online (UIC users only)
  Physicians Desk Reference (UIC users only)
  Virtual Hospital: Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section
  -- Free online text with images

• Books@Ovid

  Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment
  Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
  Danforth's Obstetrics & Gynecology
  Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests by Wallach
  Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry
  Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests
  Merritt's Neurology
  Washington Manual of Surgery

• Books @ MD Consult

  45 key Reference books
  - covering topics from Allergy to Urology

• UIC E-Books by Subject

  www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/resources/ebooksbysubject.shtml

• Internet sites offering a digital library of textbooks

Medical Student.com
Virtual Hospital UCSF Online Textbooks & References

Library's Reserve Shelf

• LHS-Peoria Permanent Reserves list
• LHS-Peoria Board Review Collections

Medical Student Organizations

• American Association of Medical Colleges
• AMA Medical Student
• American Medical Women's Association
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - Students Pages
• Student Doctor Network

Residency Assistance

• Print Resources

  Becoming a Doctor
  -available in the bookstacks
  W21 B6587e 2004
  

  Career Insights M.D. ... the medical student's guide to residency
  -available at Reference
  W20 C271
  
  First Aid for the Match: insider advice from students & residency directors
  -available at Reserves, 1997 edition in the bookstacks,
  W20 L433f 2003
  
  From Medical School to Residency: how to compete successfully in the residency match program
  -available at Reference
  W20 S658f 2000
  
  Graduate medical education directory
  -most recent edition available at Reference
  W20 G751
  
  Iserson's Getting into a Residency: a guide for medical students
  -available at Reserve
  W20 I78i 2003
  
  Medical Student's Guide to Successful Residency Matching
  -available at Reserves, previous edition in the bookstacks,
  W20 M489
  
  The Residency Match: 101 biggest mistakes and how to avoid them
  -available in the bookstacks,
  W20 D441r 2003
  
  Transitional Year Program Directory
  -available from LHS Chicago
  W22 AA1 T772
  or available online at AHME Transitional Year Program Directory

• Internet Resources

  American Academy of Family Physicians
  AAFP Directory of Family Practice Residency Programs
  Also check out Strolling through the Match, an online guide with suggestions for choosing a program, estimated time line, preparation, and the interview process.
  
  American College of Physicians
  ACP Residency Database Search
  
  American Medical Student Association
  pathway.mc.duke.edu/specialtyf.htm
  
  Freida Online
  Fellowship & Residency Electronic Interactive Database
  
  National Resident Matching Program
  www.nrmp.org
  
  ResidentWeb
  www.residentweb.com
  
  San Francisco Residency Match:
  Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology
  www.sfmatch.org
  
  Scutwork.com
  Online Residency & Fellowship Resources, student reviews of programs, & NRMP data
  www.scutwork.com
  
  Society for Academic Emergency Medicine -- Residency Catalog
  www.saem.org
  
  Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
  Directory of Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Programs
  www.sgim.org/residencydir.cfm
  
  UIC M-4 Career Planning Resources www.uic.edu/depts/mcam/osa/careers/index.html

Study Resources

• Access Excellence @ the National Health Museum Resource Center
  The Living Skeleton: A Tour of Human Bones"
  A visual library of radiographic images of the human skeleton presented for educational purposes.
  


• Continuing Medical Education
  LHS-Peoria's list of CME sites
  A wide variety of topics and some unique learning tools are available - most are free to medical students.
  


• Florida State University Medical School
  Internet pathology Laborator for Medical Education
  Provides illustrations of basic mechanisms of disease, with each section demonstrating gross and microscopic pathologic findings and a short description of each image.
  


• Harvard University Medical School
  The Whole Brain Atlas
  An interactive site that lets users click through various images associated with specific disease conditions.
  


• Hawaii University Medical School
  Radiology Cases in Pediatric Emergency Medicine"
  Case reports complete with radiologic images.
  


• LHS-Peoria Ethics pathfinder
  download the pdf document
  


• LHS-Peoria Epidemiology pathfinder
  download the pdf document
  


• MDConsult - Student Union
  Case Studies
  "Case Studies" are regularly updated and "help students begin to think like a doctor, practicing the protocol of diagnosing and treating patients from presentation through treatment."
  


• Med Student Cafe
  Med Student Cafe
  Provides a Learning Center with online tutorials, standard resources by topic, and some USMLE resources.
  


• Medical Mnemonics.com
  Medical Mnemonics
  A free, non-profit, online searchable database of medical mnemonics to help remember the important details.
  


• Medzone Student Resources
  Medzone
  A "disorganized storehouse" of information initally compiled by a couple of medical students.
  


• Practial Guide to Clinical Medicine
  Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine
  A comprehensive physical examination and clinical education site for medical students and other health care professionals.


• Stanford University
  MedWorld
  A variety of resources including case studies, articles, and coping resources ("Ask Stuart").
  


• Test Prep Review
  USMLE Online Course
  Free Self-Assessment Quizzes


• University of Michigan, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
  "Atlas Plus - Advanced tools for learning anatomical structure"
  Includes labeled images of gross anatomy (including systemic and dissections) and histology.
  


• Virtual Hospital - Medical Students
  Medical Students Resources
  Study resources from Virtual Hospital include online guides in Anatomy, Orthopedics, and Radiology.
  

Searching Assistance for Databases and the Internet

• Netscape Tips
  Tips for working with the Netscape Browser



• Search Engine Strategies
  Finding Information on the Internet - Search Strategies



• PubMed Searching Guide
  Brief Guide to PubMed



• UIC Databases Guide
  Help Guides and Tutorials for UIC Databases

Style Guides & Writing Resources

• Print Resources

  Publication Manual of the AMA
  -available at Reference
  WZ345 A511 1998

• Internet Resources

  Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Guidelines
  
  -International Committee of Medical Journal Editors -update 10/01
  
  -New England Journal of Medicine - article from 1997
  
  -Quick-Tips for Uniform Requirements
  (a select list of commonly used citations)
  
  National Library of Medicine Citing Internet Resources
  NLM Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citations
  
  Instructions to Authors
  Alphabetical list of 3,500 journals

Writing the CV, Resume, or Cover Letter

First Aid for the Match: insider advice from students & residency directors Chapters 6 & 7 cover writing the CV & Personal Statement
2001 edition -available at Reserves,
previous edition -available in the bookstacks,
W20 L433f 2003

From Medical School to Residency
Chapters 9 and 10 cover CVs & Personal Statements
-available at Reference
W20 S658f 2000

The Physician's Resume and Cover Letter Workbook
-available in the bookstacks
W21 Y45p 1998

Resumes for the Health Care Professional
2000 edition -available in Reference
previous editions -available in the bookstacks
W21 M337r 2000

Resumes and Personal Statements for Health Professionals
-available at Reference & bookstacks
W21 T994r 1999

UICOM-Peoria Student Information

• Student Information page
• BlackBoard