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Physician Assistant Library Guide
This LibGuide is to provide an overview and current awareness of resources and services available to faculty and students of the USF Health Physician Assistant program.
Browzine
►Download the BrowZine mobile application from the iTunes, Google Play, or Amazon app stores.
Clinical Resources
- DynaMedex
DynaMedex combines the clinical expertise and extensive, curated disease content of DynaMed with the comprehensive view into treatment options, depth and breadth of drug information and advanced search capabilities of Micromedex. DynaMedex is a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other healthcare professionals for use at the point-of-care, now also with built-in drug and drug interaction information from Micromedex. You can also still access DynaMed without Micromedex.
DynaMed Decisions is also accessible in DynaMedex and is a clinical decision support tool that works alongside the information and evidence of DynaMedex.
NOTE: This resource is also available as a mobile app. Click on phone icon to learn more. - Lexidrug
Contains information about FDA-approved indications, off-label uses, pharmacokinetic data, safety information, pharmacology, and monitoring. Includes AHFS Drug Information. Formerly called Lexicomp.
- Micromedex
Databases of summaries and detailed monographs for drugs and drug interactions. Includes Drug Interactions, Drug Identification, IV Compatibility, Drug Comparisons, and RED BOOK online.
NOTE: USF Health Libraries entitles USF Health students, faculty, and staff to access Micromedex mobile apps.
- Trip Medical DatabaseTrip medical database is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. As well as research evidence, Trip allows clinicians to search across other content types including images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses and news.
Article Databases
- Cochrane Library
Collection of databases of evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
- EmbaseInternational biomedical and pharmocologic literature from over 90 countries, including over 2,700 journals unique to EMBASE.
- International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
Access to pharmacy-related articles and conference abstracts. Developed by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
- Medline Plus (Patient Information) This link opens in a new windowMedlinePlus is an online resource providing consumer health information.
- PubMedFree resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature. If you have difficulties logging in to your MyNCBI account, try going to PubMed directly www.pubmed.gov
- APA PsycInfoCovers the professional academic literature in psychology and related disciplines, including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, and linguistics.
- Scopus
Access to peer-reviewed literature from scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Scopus also includes extensive journal metrics and author profiles.
- Web of ScienceContains research across the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities from journals, books and conference proceedings. Features citation linking, hot papers, and highly cited articles.
Journals
- Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA)The Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA) is a clinical, peer-reviewed journal published monthly by American Academy of Physician Assistants, with a focus on information and research on clinical care, education, health policy, and professional issues for physician assistants. JAAPA is indexed in CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science.
Other Books & E-books
Physician Assistants by Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9780803624795Publication Date: 2010Explore the past, present, and future of PA practice. The authors, noted educators, researchers, and practitioners, draw on extensive research to trace the evolution of the PA's roles and responsibilities in the delivery of health care services. Their presentation of historical content balanced with discussions of the ethical, educational, legislative, and economic forces that are shaping that the profession makes this the perfect classroom tool for PA's learning their field and their professional role.
Neurology Secrets by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9780323369985Publication Date: 2017The updated 6th edition of Neurology Secrets provides an up-to-date, concise overview of the most important topics in neurology today. It serves as a comprehensive introduction and reference for medical students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, residents and practitioners, and other healthcare professionals.
Other Useful Links
- Journal Citation Reports
Tool to evaluate and compare Science and Social Science journals using citation data from scholarly journals, technical journals, and conference proceedings. Use the Journal Citation Report (JCR) to look up citation metrics for scientific journals, including journal impact factor, quartile, and rank.