Medical Student Resources: Application Phase Resources
Medical Student Resources: links to databases, case scenario resources, and textbooks
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Medical Student Tutorials
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PubMed SearchingCreated by HSL clinical librarians, this guide provides a way to quickly review the basic PubMed search skills needed to answer clinical questions.
Evidence Based Practice
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Cochrane LibraryLeading source for full-text systematic reviews in health care. Searches a collection of databases that includes the CDSR, CENTRAL, Clinical Answers, and selected reviews from Epistemonikos. RCTs are from CINAHL, Pubmed, Embase, ClinicalTrials.gov, the WHO ICTRP, and more. Click on "Search Limits" or the Browse tab to select content from a specific database.
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TRIP Database : the Search Engine for Evidence-Based MedicineOpen access clinical search engine. Create an account and list University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as your institution to get the Find@UNC button on listings.
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JAMAevidenceProvides tools for students and clinicians to evaluate and interpret medical literature and better understand the principles of Evidence Based Practice/Medicine, including the books Users' Guides to Medical Literature, The Rational Clinical Examination , etc.
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Joanna Briggs Institute EBP DatabaseFrom the University of Adelaide, this resources offers JBI's well-respected resources for evidence-based practice: evidence summaries, systematic reviews, best practices information sheets, evidence based recommendations, consumer information sheets, etc.
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Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice Tutorial (UNC & Duke)From UNC and Duke University, this tutorial is intended for any health care practitioner or student who needs a basic introduction to the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine
Sarah Towner Wright, MLS, Head, Clinical and Statewide Engagement

Sarah Towner Wright, MLS
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(919) 966-7332
Health Sciences Library
335 S. Columbia Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7585
(Google Maps for directions)

My Profile Page