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Library Resources for Medicine

Links to medicine resources used in FMS 500 and MEDSCHLR 500 courses including eBooks by subject used in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Health Sciences Library

Off-Campus Access

For 24/7 remote access to library subscription electronic resources using your WSU Network ID and password try the following:

  1. Start your search from library links. For full access you will be asked to login to the library catalog SearchIT through Okta
  2. Use Open Athens links to "login through your institution" from publisher sites when off campus. This option will not work with the following publishers: AMA/JAMA, ACP/ASIM, Associated Professional Sleep Societies , Kanopy, MIT Press, Portland Press Biochemical Journal, Health Affairs, SAGE, Oxford, American Institute of Physics, U. Toronto/JVME. Access these through Search IT or LibKey
  3. Configure Google Scholar for WSU under Settings>Library Links>Washington State University
  4. Download LibKey Nomad on your laptop or desktop to enable full text access from a web browser. Libkey Nomad does not work on iPads.
  5. Use WSU Global Protect VPN

Interlibrary Loan

If we do not have immediate online access to an article sign in to the library catalog record for the item to request an electronic copy through interlibrary loan. You will receive a libraries-do-not-reply Document Delivery Notification(usually within a few hours) when it has been filled. 

Physical Library Access

The Health Sciences Library is located in the Kirk H. Schulz Academic Center(SAC) building on the second and third floors. Spokane students and faculty may access the library 24/7 with their CougarCard. Study rooms are available on the Health Sciences Library upper floor for small groups.

Point of Care Tools

Point of Care tools are comprehensive continuously updated topical summaries with drug decision support and risk calculators. Evidence is linked from multiple publishers and ranked using GRADE standards. 

EBook Platforms (see ebooks by subject under tabs in side navigation)

Research Databases/Find Studies

Systematic Reviews

Synopses of Studies

MetaSearch Tools (not linked to WSU subscriptions)

Guidelines

Multimedia

Patient Education

Other Medicine Guides and Tutorials

Text to Speech Embedded in Platform

Additional platforms should be compatible with html screen readers or PDF readers. Please contact us if you have questions or concerns about a platform.

Medical Librarian

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Suzanne Fricke
Contact:
WSU Spokane Health Sciences Library SAC 211C
suzanne.fricke@wsu.edu
(509)368-6973
Website

Library and Research Assistance

IT Assistance and Other Resources in the College of Medicine

The College of Medicine Office of Technology subscribes to Medical Education Applications listed below that are not available through the library. To access these use the Student or Faculty guide links from Office of Technology>Our Technology.

  • Complete Anatomy
  • Amboss (Thieme) + NEJM Knowledge+
  • Rise 360
  • Aquifer
  • Vevox
  • Sketchy Medical

There are several ways to contact IT:

Additional College of Medicine resources are found at:

Medicine Digital Learning Site

Student Learning Center - UWorld, First Aid Step 1 print books

Faculty Development - Teaching Physician

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