Saturday, May 23, 2020

Elsevier’s Scopus Funded for One Year

FIU Tech Fee dollars supporting Scholars@FIU have made possible access to Elsevier’s Scopus for one year. The funded purpose is access to the Scopus API, to automate downloading faculty citations into Scholars@FIU. Scopus is available for all FIU faculty, staff and students at https://Scopus.com.

Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.

Once on website, click on 'Check Access' button, and conduct an institution search for Florida International University, and sign-in using your FIU credentials.

Available Tutorials


Friday, April 24, 2020

Area9 USMLE Step 1 by Thieme Now Available!

Area9 USMLE Step 1 by Thieme available until July 22, 2020.

Registration is required.  Area9 is an adaptive USMLE Step 1 Qbank that continuously adjusts on your learning needs and your individual progress. Each item has a detailed explanation offering a learning experience similar to having a personal medical school coach.

https://eu.rhapsode.area9lyceum.com/learner.html?s=hV2QGlFOfVzNxQzXttGc3hFRUdjbq9Wc&lang=en#home&access_code=CJG8HUDVQMQE


thieme_area9_intro_10819 from Area9 Lyceum on Vimeo

Monday, April 20, 2020

Board Review Series (BRS) Collection Now Available to FIU!

The Board Review Series (BRS) Collection is available for FIU users until June 16, 2020.  This is a great eBook collection to study for USMLE Step 1.

View BRS Collection at: https://brs-lwwhealthlibrary-com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/index.aspx

Send the library any feedback on this collection to: medlib@fiu.edu

About the collection:
LWW Health Library: Board Review Series is aimed at providing basic knowledge as it relates to clinical situations and focuses on the content students need to know for board and course exams, covering material on each corresponding subject that is addressed on USMLE Step 1. The Board Review Series Health Library covers all the core basic sciences and affords an efficient method of studying by providing content in an easy-to-digest outline format containing review questions with accompanying answers and detailed explanations—chapter exams and a comprehensive exam for each text—clinical information, full-color illustrations, photographs, and tables. (more information)


Tuesday, April 7, 2020

GIDEON (Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network): Now Available Until 6/5/20!

FIU has a trial to GIDEON (Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network) until June 5, 2020.

GIDEON (Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network) is a web application for diagnosis, simulation and informatics in the fields of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Microbiology

Access Link:
http://ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=n&CSC=Y&PAGE=main&D=gideon

More information on GIDEON:
https://tools.ovid.com/gideon/


Thursday, April 2, 2020

DermExpert Now Available in VisualDX Mobile App! (until 6/30/20)

FIU VisualDX has the DermExpert tool in mobile app version! (until June 30, 2020)

Access VisualDX for FIU students and faculty

How to Download VisualDX mobile (pdf)
https://static.visualdx.com/files/visualdx_mobile_download.pdf

How to Download VisualDX mobile (streaming video)
https://www-visualdx-com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/video-tutorials/how-to-download-the-mobile-app

Information on Visual DX plus DermExpert Tool
https://www.visualdx.com/dermexpert

Other Visual DX Tutorials
https://www-visualdx-com.ezproxy.fiu.edu/video-tutorials



Friday, March 27, 2020

Free 60 Day Trial for Two New Resources!

We have initiated a free trial for two products from Wolters Kluwer.  Please authenticate and create your own account.

Acland's Video Atlas of Human
Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy contains nearly 330 videos of real human anatomic specimens in their natural colors. Dr. Robert Acland presents moving structures—muscles, tendons, and joints—making the same movements that they make in life. The videos show complex structures step by step—from bone to surface anatomy—to provide a foundation for understanding anatomical structure and function.

5MinuteConsult
http://ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=https://5minuteconsult.com/

5MinuteConsult is a fully integrated digital resource to help guide primary care professionals and clinical students in daily decision support, giving access to the information needed at the point-of-care. It is a fast resource to obtain the most likely diagnosis, treatment, and management for thousands of diseases.

Monday, March 16, 2020

FIU Medical Library Hours Update

Monday, March 16, 2020 - Tuesday, March 17, 202010:00 am - 2:00 pm

Note: The library will be closed after Tuesday, March 17, 2020 until further notice.  All services will be provided online.  For inter-library loan or any other services, requests should be sent to medlib@fiu.edu.

Thursday, February 6, 2020

PubHubs - New Tool Available!




PubsHub Journals&Congresses is a time-saving tool that gives researchers and scientists the ability to search and filter across thousands of medical journals and scientific conferences using the criteria that fits their publication needs all in one place.

The industry’s most powerful and up-to-date research engine for medical journals and scientific meetings: https://www.iconplc.com/innovation/pubshub/