LibGuides at the CDU Health Sciences Library: College of Medicine: Tutorials, Tools & Videos

Instructional Videos

Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination This link opens in a new window
This video database is a supplement to the Bates Examination textbook. The videos are head-to-toe and systems-based physical exam demonstrations with diverse patients from newborn to geriatric. These demonstrations emphasize clinical accuracy and patient care. Videos include taking a general patient survey, vital signs, and recording your findings to summarize the patient exam interaction.
Videos in Clinical Medicine (from the New England Journal of Medicine) This link opens in a new window
A large collection of procedures collected on video. From the New England Journal of Mediicne.
Training videos on common patient care procedures (from ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
A large collection of training videos delivered through ProQuest

Exam Master
Practice tests for the USMLE and some medical subjects. First-time users need to set-up an account to track your progress.
Study Tools and Self-Assessment through Access Medicine
A collection of self-assessment tools for medical students through Access Medicine.
cmecorner
A collection of free CME
CMEweb
Find CME on the web
AMCAS: American Medical College Application Service
All about the AAMC’s centralized application service for medical schools.
MCAT
From the AAMC. Links to lots of information about the MCAT.

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Health Sciences Library Hours

Monday – Thursday: 7:00 am – 10:00 pm

Friday: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday: 9:00 am – 4:45 pm

Sunday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

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Students and faculty can stop by the CDU Library and have EndNote 20 installed on their laptops.

We have EndNote 21 for both Windows and Mac.

Please view the System Requirements to make sure your laptop is ready for EndNote 21.

Although it has fewer features, there is also a web-based version of EndNote. Create an account for EndNote Basic.

Whonamedit.com
A biographical dictionary of those who named diseases and syndromes.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
Medical Calculators
This collection of tools from Cornell University will help with a variety of procedures where calculations are required.
Martindale’s: The “Virtual” Medical Center
Links to thousands of quality websites in the health sciences. Most, but not all, are free
Genetics Home Reference
From the U. S. National Library of Medicine. Somewhat more user-friendly than OMIM. Includes links to other resources.
OMIM : Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
Authoritative catalog of disorders resulting from Mendelian inheritance. From the National Center for Biotechnology Information.