Physician Assistant Program
Subject Specific Databases
AccessMedicine Full-text
Sixty medical textbooks, including Harrison’s Online, Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, and Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine. Also includes patient education handouts.
Login necessary to access (accessible only by users with Arcadia University credentials): If you are a STUDENT, go here for the Password. If you are FACULTY/STAFF, go here for the Password.
EBM Reviews
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) reviews of articles on many topics. This resource searches multiple sources simultaneously:
- ACP Journal Club
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
- Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
- Cochrane Methodology Register
- Health Technology Assessment
- NHS Economic Evaluation Database
Journals@Ovid Full Text Some full-text, 1980s - present
Scholarly articles from scientific, technical, and medical journals. Developed by an international network of researchers, health care professionals and institutions.
MDConsult Full-text, 1995 – present
80 medical journals and 50 medical reference books. Also includes patient handouts and practice guidelines.
PubMed Some full-text, 1950s – present
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles dating back to the 1950’s. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals, including links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
Web of Science citations only, 1989 - present
Includes
- Science Citation Index
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index
The premier database for literature searches in many fields. Includes citations and abstractions from 23,000 journals.
YourJournals@Ovid Full-text, 1985-present
Scholarly articles from scientific, technical, and medical journals. Developed by an international network of researchers, healthcare professionals and institutions.
General/Related Databases
Academic Search Premier Some full-text, 1970s – present
More than 4,500 journals on all different subjects: psychology, business, education, chemistry, and more.
OMNISelect Full-text, 1980s - present
Contains all the same journals as Wilson Select Plus, but with a different search interface. 2,700 journals from many fields, including: business, education, social sciences, science.
ScienceDirect Some full-text
Scholarly articles from scientific, technical, and medical journals. A product of the publisher Elsevier.
WorldCat
WorldCat contains over 54 million records for books and other materials found in libraries across the U.S. and worldwide.
Physician Assistant Journals
A list of select Physician Assistant journals and passwords for the few that need them.
Physician Assistant E-Books
Harrison’s Online
Login necessary to access (accessible only by users with Arcadia University credentials): If you are a STUDENT, go here for the Password. If you are FACULTY/STAFF, go here for the Password.
“Expert guidance in patient care from the world’s leading internal medicine text. With special emphasis on approach to the patient, differential diagnosis, state-of-the-art treatment, and disease prevention.”
Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2010
Login necessary to access (accessible only by users with Arcadia University credentials): If you are a STUDENT, go here for the Password. If you are FACULTY/STAFF, go here for the Password.
“Instant access to the most up-to-date diagnosis and treatment of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders.”
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 9e
Login necessary to access (accessible only by users with Arcadia University credentials): If you are a STUDENT, go here for the Password. If you are FACULTY/STAFF, go here for the Password.
“An essential resource for the latest techniques providing quick access to all topics in surgery.”
Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine
Login necessary to access (accessible only by users with Arcadia University credentials): If you are a STUDENT, go here for the Password. If you are FACULTY/STAFF, go here for the Password.
“This premier online source, developed in conjunction with American College of Emergency Physicians, facilitates fast, accurate diagnosis and treatment of all conditions encountered in emergency medicine practice.”
Physician Assistant Websites
Doctor’s Guide
News and full-text case studies.
Medical Encyclopedia
“Articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries”
Medscape
Provides “clinicians and other healthcare professionals with the most timely comprehensive and relevant clinical information.”
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Full-text of the print work.
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