Background Knowledge
- UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive syntheses of evidence along with point of care recommendations including current drug information, medical calculators, and patient education handouts.
Worldmark Global Health and Medicine IssuesCall Number: e-bookISBN: 9781410317520Publication Date: 2015
- Merck Manuals This link opens in a new window
Freely available information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more. Includes a professional version for health care professionals and health sciences students, and a consumer version written in everyday language. Replaces the print Merck Manual.
- MedlinePlus
A consumer health information database from the National Institute of Health, designed to present high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted, easy to understand, and free of advertising, in both English and Spanish. Anywhere, anytime, on any device—for free.
Finding a Topic
Topics can be found in a variety of locations, from your textbook to the current news, like the feeds displayed below. When you've found a topic that catches your interest, look for the presence of medical terminology or keywords, then use the resources in the Background Knowledge column on the left to deepen your understanding of them. News sources are a good place to start, but they should not fully inform your knowledge of a topic, as they are not scientific: they are written by journalists and not researchers. When you understand a little more about your topic, continue to Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles to move from broad understanding to specific research.
