Clerkship Resources
Clerkship and Clinical Rotation Info on LWW Health Library
- LWW Health Library Clerkship and Clinical Rotations This link opens in a new windowProvides textbooks, case studies, self assessments and more in the clerkship/clinical rotations of family medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery.
Board review
- BoardVitals This link opens in a new window
BoardVitals is an exam review tool that includes test banks to help prepare for USMLE Step 1, 2 and 3 and Shelf Exams. New users should register with your @upstate.edu email.
- Academic SupportPlease contact our Academic Support team for additional strategic study ideas!
Access Medicine Clerkship Resources
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Includes textbooks, images, illustrations, interactive self-assessments, case files, diagnostic tools, and the ability to view from and download content to a mobile device.
- AccessMedicine - Case Files Collection This link opens in a new window
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Interactive patient cases that include a discussion, clinical pearls and references, definitions of key terms and USMLE-style review questions with explanations of the correct answers. (A MyAccess account (free to Upstate users) is required to save and track individual progress through cases and quiz results.)
Additional Learning Resources
- AquiferThis clinical skills learning resource is ideal for developing excellent clinical reasoning skills through the use of high-quality, in-depth virtual patient cases
First time users, click "Sign In" to register, using your Upstate email address.
Point of Care Resources
- UpToDateThe Library's landing page for UpToDate with multiple login options.
- UptoDate mobile app informationFind out how to get the app, and how to create or reauthenticate your account.
- Essential Evidence Plus This link opens in a new window
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Database system of filtered, synopsized, evidence-based information. Please note that you will have to register for an account using your Upstate.edu email. - Lexidrug This link opens in a new window
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On-line drug information system including sections for interactions, pediatric, geriatric, nursing, patient education, and toxicology information. Also includes AHFS Essentials, drug identifiers, and calculators.
- VisualDx This link opens in a new window
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A multi-symptom differential diagnosis database that utilizes radiographic images and dermatologic photographs and illustrations for diagnostic assistance.
Bates Physical Exam videos / OSCE Clinical Skills videos
- Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination This link opens in a new window
The Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination video series provides “head to toe” and systems-based physical examination techniques. The videos, delivered via streaming video, cover adult, infant, child, and older adult patients.
Cochrane and PubMed Databases
- Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
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Contains multiple evidence based databases including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) containing systematic reviews of research in health care and health policy and the Cochrane Controlled Clinical Trials Register (Cochrane CENTRAL) containing abstracts of randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials. - PubMed This link opens in a new window
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PubMed comprises millions of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
Ebooks
Red Book by ISBN: 978-1-61002-737-3
