Lindell Library: Physician Assistant Studies: PubMed & Specialty Databases

PubMed

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Comprises over 26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Produced by the (US) National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Library of Medicine.

Clinical Trials
Find trials for a specific medical condition or other criteria in the ClinicalTrials.gov registry.
Clinical Queries (PubMed)
Clinical Query is a subset of articles in PubMed intended for clinicians who are looking for evidence for the practice of evidence-based health care.
Directory of Topic-Specific PubMed Queries
This portion of PubMed provides the most current information on a variety of medical topics such as electronic medical records, cancer, bioethics, health disparities, health literacy, Aids and much more.

PubMed: Simple Search
How to do a simple search in PubMed.
Vocabulary and PubMed
Your search is only as good as the terms you use! This tutorial explores PubMed's vocabulary. In PubMed speak, vocabulary=MeSH or Medical Subject Heading.
Saving your Search in PubMed
If you are working on a complex search and wish to save your searches..watch this video!
Chemicals & Drugs in PubMed
This lengthy recording of a training session will help you hone your skills in searching for articles on drugs and chemicals.
Definitions of Clinical Trials for PubMed
Clinical trials are one of the final stages of a long and careful research process. Use the definitions supplied by NCBI to determine which type of trial best serves your information needs.
PubMed Article Types
A handy list of the various Publication Types found in PubMed. Use them to help narrow down your search.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Can be a good place to get an idea of the scope of a topic. See our Using Google Scholar page for how to set up your browser to connect back to Augsburg resources.
PsychiatryOnline This link opens in a new window
A collection of psychiatric resources such as the DSM-5 titles, journals, textbooks, practice guidelines, self-assessment tools, clinical and research news, and medication information handouts from American Psychiatric Publishing.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Premier is an excellent general database, which includes medicine and health. Coverage includes popular and scholarly publications.
Alt HealthWatch This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly and popular articles about nontraditional medical information and trends, such as vegetarian diets, massage, herbal medicine, acupuncture, yoga, and more.
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
Designed for the everyday health care consumer, CHC provides access to easily understandable health and medical information found in medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.

Health and Medicine Films from Films on Demand
There are more than 5,000 Health and Medicine films in this database. Use the menus at the top of the page to filter to smaller subsets.