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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A GUIDE TO INFORMATION RESOURCES

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KC/Wright State and Affiliates Catalog
Search for books, videos and other materials in the library collection.

Useful MeSH SUBJECT HEADINGS for medical topics:

Consult the MeSH Subject Headings volume in the library, or online consult Medline or PubMed for a complete list of medical subject headings that can be use to do subject searching on medical topics.

Useful NLM CALL NUMBERS on this subject:

W	Medical Law, Ethics, and Practice	WM	Psychiatry
WA	Public Health	WN	Radiology. Diganostic Imaging
WB	Practice of Medicine	WO	Surgery
WC	Communicable Diseases	WP	Gynecology
WD	Diseases of Systemic, Metabolic or Environmental Origin	WQ	Obstetrics
WE	Musculoskeletal System	WR	Dermatology
WF	Respiratory System	WS	Pediatrics
WG	Cardiovascular System	WT	Geriatrics. Chronic Diseases
WH	Hematic and Lymphatic Sytstem	WU	Dentistry. Oral Surgery
WI	Digestive System	WV	Otolaryngology
WJ	Urogential System	WW	Ophthalmology
WK	Endocrine System	WX	Hospitals. Health Facilities
WL	Nervous System	WZ	History of Medicine

OhioLINK Central Catalog

Search the holdings of all OhioLINK member libraries. Materials listed as available may be requested for delivery to the Kettering College Library. Allow 2-3 business days for delivery.

	OhioLINK Electronic Book Collection--Medicine Provides full-text access to a collection of books in the fields of medicine and public health.

	Oxford Reference: Medicine Provides full-text access to a collection of reference books in the fields of medicine and public health.

	Medical Media Systems Provides access to a collection of videos on performing physical exams and history taking.

	Stat!Ref Provides access to a collection of medical reference books including a medical dictionary.

REFERENCE RESOURCES

Drug Handbooks
R QV4 G6532		Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis Of Therapeutics
R QV735 V243d		Davis's Drug Guide For Nurses
R QV772 M555		Merck Index
R QV 772 P578		Physicians' Desk Reference
Diagnostic Tests
R QY 25 F528m		A Manual Of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests
R QY 39 F388f		Ferri's Best Test: A Practical Guide to Clinical Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging
Medical Terminology and Dictionaries
R W 13 J131 2009		Jablonski's Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations
R W 13 S756m 1995		Medical Dictionary in Six Languages
R W 13 S814		Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing
R W 15 C9765		Current Procedural Terminology : CPT
R W 15 S6318s 2008		Slee's Health Care Terms
Religion, Culture and Medicine
R W 50 R279 2003		Religious Traditions & Healthcare Decisions: Religious Beliefs and Their Application in Health Care: A Reference Guide
R W 84.1 A567 2005		Cultural, Ethnic, And Religious Reference Manual for Health Care Providers
Public Health
E-Book		Emerging Biological Threats: A Reference Guide
E-Book		Encyclopedia of Health Services Research
R WA 13 E556 2008		Encyclopedia of Epidemiology
R WA 13 E5561 2007		Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence
R WA 110 H349 2007		Health in the Americas, 2007
R WA 320 C53483 2005		Child Maltreatment
R WA 440 O84 2004		OSHA Reference Guide: What You Need to Know in Healthcare
R WA 465 P964c 2004		Chemical Hazards of The Workplace
Patient Care
R WB 17 A8822 2007		Atlas of Internal Medicine
R WB 17 C719 2009		The Color Atlas of Family Medicine
R WB 18.2 M824g 2011		Griffith's Instructions for Patients
R WB 18.2 S152s 2004		Saint-Frances Guide to Inpatient Medicine
Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
E-Book		Emerging Biological Threats: A Reference Guide
E-Book		The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
E-Book		The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
E-Book		The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
E-Book		Human Diseases and Conditions
E-Book		Infectious Diseases in Context
R WB 39 F394f		Ferri's Clinical Advisor
R WB 102 F565		The 5-Minute Clinical Consult
R WB 115 H322		Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
R WF 13 E56 2006		Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine
Endocrinology
R WK 13 E56 2003		Encyclopedia of Hormones
Neurology/Neurobiology
E-Book		The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
R WL 13 E558 2002		Encyclopedia of the Human Brain
Psychiatry/Mental Health
e-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
R WM 13 C189c 2004		Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary
R WM 15 D536 2000		Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR
Surgery
e-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, V.1:A-C
e-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, V.2:D-K
e-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, V.3:L-P
e-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, V.4:S-Z
R WO 100 S399		Schwartz's Principles of Surgery
Obstetrics/Gynecology
R WQ 39 O14 2007		Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility: Handbook for Clinicians
Pediatrics
e-Book		The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
R WS 39 H23645 2007		Handbook of Physical Measurements
R WS 39 Sch52 2011		Pediatric Telephone Protocols: Office Version
R WS 141 C976 2012		Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Pediatrics
Geriatrics/Gerontology
e-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Care Givers
R WT 13 E564 2007		Encyclopedia of Health & Aging
Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
R WX 22 AA1 A53 2010		AHA Guide to the Health Care Field
R WX 218 T355 2000		Textbook of Critical Care
History of Medicine
R WZ 345 A511 2007		AMA Manual Of Style: A Guide For Authors And Editors

FIND ARTICLES

Only current KC students, faculty and staff are able to access the library resources on this guide from off-campus. When accessing library resources from off-campus, a login screen will display.: Students: enter your Student Portal user name and password.; Faculty and staff: enter your network user name and password.

PERIODICAL INDEXES/DATABASES

BioMed Central: Full-text access to peer-reviewed journals in the biomedical sciences, published electronically.; Note: Not all journals can be freely accessed, some require a subscription.
Cochran Library: contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more
MEDLINE: International index to journals in medicine
E-Medicine: Full-text access to a peer reviewed medical journal published electronically by Medscape
Medscape Reference: offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools
PsychINFO: Provides abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the behavioral and mental health sciences
Science Citation Index: Covers 6,000 major journals in over 150 scientific disciplines
Science Direct: Provides access to full text articles from selected titles in the Elsevier journal collection.
Scopus: A database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources for science research
UpToDate: A peer-reviewed evidence-based knowledge system authored by physicians to help clinicians make the right decisions at the point of care.
Electronic Journals Center: Full-text indexing service for over 2000 online scholarly and research journals including many in the medical field
Alt-Health Watch: Full text articles from 170+ peer-reviewed and professional journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, association & consumer newsletters on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care
Academic Search Complete: Provides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering a wide variety of academic areas of study

Periodicals available in the KC library

The Clinical Advisor : For Physician Assistants
Clinician Reviews
Critical Care Quarterly
JAAPA: Official Journal Of The American Academy Of Physician Assistants
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
New England Journal of Medicine
Physician Assistant: The Official Journal Of The American Academy Of Physician Assistants

Periodicals available in the Medical Library

The Medical Library provides access to a collection of both paper and electronic Medical Journals
PA students are welcome to use the Medical Library Journal collection during regular library hours

Electronic Journal Collection

The Electronic Journal Center provides full-text access to a core collection of scholarly journals in health and medicine. The link below will take you to that collection. You may search all journals, journals in a specific subject cluster, or an individual title for articles on a topic.

EJC Health Sciences and Medicine Collection

Online Medical Journal Collections

Highwire
free electronic access to a collection of medical journals, however most of the journals have an embargo of more current issues. The embargo period varies by title
Free Medical Journals
free electronic access to medical journals; access to more current issues may be embargoed

INTERNET RESOURCES for Physician Assistants

Auscultation Assistant: http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/inex.htm
Designed to help students appreciate the different audio characteristics of heart murmurs and breath sounds
Lab Tests Online: http://www.labtestsonline.org/
Designed to help people better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases
McGill University Virtual Stethoscope: http://eglobalmed.com/core/VirtualStethoscopeMcGill/sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/mvs/mvsteth.htm
a tutorial on the physical exam with emphasis on auscultation
Medscape: http://www.medscape.com/
Published by Medscape, Inc. Provides current health care news, access to several health related databases, a job center, and many links to health care resources.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/index.html
Online access to the contents of the Merck Manual
National Commission on Certification of Physican Assistants, Inc.: http://www.nccpa.net/
Hosted by the NCCPA, the "only credentialing organization for PA's in the United States". Includes information on certification, exams, continuing medical education, and the latest news from their quarterly newsletter.
Ohio Revised Code Chpt 4730: Physician Assistants: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4730
Laws of the State of Ohio regarding Physician Assistants.
WebPath: http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html
This popular web resource includes over 1900 images along with text, tutorials, laboratory exercises, and examination items for self-assessment that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease conditions.

Physician Assistant Professional Organization Sites

American Academy of Physician Assistants: http://www.aapa.org/
Maintained by the AAPA, the "only national organization that represents physician assistants in all specialties and all employment settings." Provides complete information on the PA profession, PA programs, PA organizations, employment, and member services.
AAPA Joblink: http://www.healthecareers.com/site_templates/AAPA/index.asp?aff=AAPA&SPLD=AAPA
The premier source for PAs looking for new jobs, as well as for employers looking for PAs. Search for jobs, post resumes, view job postings, access many other employment resources.
Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants: http://www.aapa.org/saaapa/
A division of the AAPA above, representing PA students in all specialties and settings. Provides information on current topics in the PA field, links to resources, and pre PA information for those exploring the PA career.
PA Pro Now: http://www.aapa.org/news_and_publications/pa_pro_now.aspx
Current new items of interest to PAs.
Physician Assistant Education Association: http://www.paeaonline.org/
A national organization representing PA educational programs in the United States. Association offers an array of services for PA programs, faculty, students, and the general public. Provides access to a statewide listing of PA programs in the US with contact information.
Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants: http://www.pacifier.com/~jomonroe/
Organization representing about 200 members nationwide. Provides information and resources, links, and articles for both dermatologists seeking to employ physician assistants in their practices, and physician assistants interested in working in dermatology.
Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants: http://www.sempa.org/
Hosted by SEMPA, a national organization representing emergency medicine physician assistants. Provides membership information, links, and resources relating to emergency medicine PA's.