MedlinePlus for Consumer Health
By Pat Higginbottom | July 30, 2008
If you need to direct patients to an online source for health information I would suggest MedlinePlus. According to their About page:
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
This site is easy to use and covers all common health conditions and many less common. Other features include:
- interactive tutorials
- surgical videos
- health news
- health information in over 40 languages
This site is freely available and all links are evaluated and recommended by the National Library of Medicine. It is a great tool to have as you see patients.
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AAMC tool for Finances
By Pat Higginbottom | June 18, 2008
This looks like a helpful tool. I’ll add to the del.icio.us links.
The AAMC has launched a new debt management initiative called FIRST for Medical Education. FIRST offers a full range of financial information, resources, services, and tools for applicants, medical school students, residents, advisors, and financial aid officers (FAOs). The program, developed with input from the AAMC Group on Student Affairs Committee on Student Financial Assistance and the Organization of Student Representatives, aims to help medical school students expand their financial literacy, make smart decisions about student loans, and manage their student debt wisely.
The FIRST program offers a Web site with a number of resources including:
“First Facts,” short, informational sheets on a variety of financial aid related topics; an FAO Lender Assessment Tool for financial aid administrators to sort survey data based on loan industry-related criteria in order to compare various loan programs; and a new Economic Hardship Deferment Calculator for medical students and residents to estimate eligibility for deferment. Future phases of FIRST will include streaming video, podcasts, a comprehensive debt management curriculum and additional Web-based tools.
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FREE classes on LHL tools
By Pat Higginbottom | May 28, 2008
9:00-10:30 Web of Science (Find articles that cite a person’s work.) More info
11:00–11:45 Journal Citation Reports (Find journal impact factors.) More info
1:00-2:00 Endnote Web (Manage references and create bibliographies.) More info
Everyone is welcome! All classes will be held in the Lister Hill Library Electronic Classroom. Please register online.
For more information, please call LHL Reference: 934-2230.
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Interactive Anatomy Resources
By Pat Higginbottom | May 28, 2008
We had a question about interactive anatomy resources. We currently license Anatomy.TV. (Now linked from the left sidebar.)
This is the Primal Pictures Product, although you sometimes see it called Primal Pictures when licensed through another vendor. There is a limited number of seats that can be used at the same time, so please log out when finished and let us know if you have trouble getting in.
We’d be interested in feedback on these resources.
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YOUR links collected in Del.ici.ous
By Pat Higginbottom | May 9, 2008
If you have a helpful link to share with your fellow medical students, send it to me by email at phiggin@uab.edu and I will add it to the SOMPat Del.ici.ous page linked from the left sidebar. I’ll include your comments. Let me know how you like the page.
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Care to test your knowledge of UAB history?
Care to test your research skills to locate answers to the questions on UAB history?
By Pat Higginbottom | April 15, 2008
Well you can do both in the UAB Trivia Quiz feature that is part of this week’s National Library Week Celebrations at LHL.
Go to the main LHL page for a link directly into the UAB Trivia Quiz. Prizes will be awarded to those names drawn from a pool of all those who correctly answer the quiz.
Have fun!
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LHL Celebrates National Library Week
By Pat Higginbottom | April 14, 2008
Join us in celebrating National Library Week on Tuesday, April 15th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on the Plaza for food, music and fun. Find out more.
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Online Tutorials
By Pat Higginbottom | March 3, 2008
If you’ve ever needed help using LHL’s resources when the library isn’t open, there is a new tool available to help. The March Resource of the Month is Online Tutorials. Find out more at http://www.lhl.uab.edu/rotm/. If you’d like to see us develop a specific tutorial make that suggestion in the comments below.
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LHL and AOA Art Show Opening February 28th
By Pat Higginbottom | February 26, 2008
The UAB School of Medicine’s 2008 Art Show, now in its 8th year, continues to examine the link between art and medicine with 37 submissions from faculty, residents and medical students.
The art show is presented by the Alabama chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national honor society for medical school students, and the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences. It runs through May 30 in the museum on the third floor of the Lister Hill Library, 1700 University Blvd. An awards ceremony and reception will be held at the museum Feb. 28, from 4-6 p.m. More info
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EXAM MASTER Updated
By Pat Higginbottom | February 20, 2008
The USMLE Step 1 board prep area of EXAM MASTER has been “fine-tuned to better represent that board exam, and uses a content blueprint very similar to the actual exam.”
The USMLE Step 1 practice exam is being updated to include more questions in the areas of respiratory care and GI.
Link to EXAM MASTER from the sidebar at left or from the Databases and Resources page.
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