Physician Assistant

Key databases

AccessMedicine
AccessMedicine is a comprehensive online medical resource that provides a complete spectrum of knowledge from the best minds in medicine

ProQuest Research Library: Health & Medicine
Search the health and medical journals within ProQuest databases, including Research Library and Physical Education Index

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Database designed for researchers, allied health professionals, nurses and medical educators with access to 330 full-text journals, focusing on wide range of medical topics

BioMed Central (BMC)
A large collection of open access journals in biology, health science, and medicine

National Library of Medicine

Published by the National Institute of Health, NLM is the world’s largest biomedical library. It also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology. There are four databases available to the public:

For a complete understanding of these three databases go to the MEDLINE, PubMed, and PMC (PubMed Central): How are they different? Fact Sheet.


Websites


Other Resources

Science Direct
Full text access to hundreds of scholarly nursing and medical journals

National Academies Press
Publishes books and workshop proceedings for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Journals @ Ovid
Full text access to peer-reviewed journals covering nursing administration, nursing education, and nursing research

CINAHL with Full Text
Search nearly 3,000 journals in nursing and allied health. Contains full text for approximately 600 journals, though additional full text may be available in other databases

Medicine and Health Sciences in Digital Commons
Free articles and research from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide.

Streaming Video

Films on Demand: Health & Medicine
Over 4,000 videos on health, medicine, and related fields

Online Encyclopedias

Human Diseases and Conditions (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Presents information on numerous diseases and conditions, including definition of the disease or condition, an explanation of how it works in the body, information on causes, symptoms and diagnosis, treatment or cure, and lifestyles.

Encyclopedia of Prescription Drugs (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
This encyclopedia features entries on the most commonly prescribed drugs. It describes potential side effects, drug and food interactions, recommended dosages, and warnings/precautions.

Citing Sources

AMA Citation Guide
APA Citation Guide
Zotero
A citation generator and management tool, Zotero can help you keep all of your citation information together and generate a bibliography for you

Books

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Interlibrary Borrowing
eBook Resources