"Half of what you’ll learn in medical school will be shown to be either dead wrong or out of date within five years of your graduation; the trouble is that nobody can tell you which half – so the most important thing to learn is how to learn on your own."
David Sackett, M.D.
Introduction to Searching & Using this Guide
This year, the focus of the resources and the search tips are about finding quality evidence to answer your questions. Many of the resources you are familiar with will answer your background questions very well, but for those questions beyond textbooks, you will need to be more particular about the evidence they provide.
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Access from Office Campus In order to access these resources off campus, you will need to use the web VPN (browser-based) or the VPN AnyConnect (downloaded software that covers all your computer applications). For detailed instructions, click one of the following: |
Get Assistance with Resources Contact Karen the librarian for assistance with resources or help finding one not on the guide. (kheskett@ucsd.edu) If you are working in the dark of night, use our 24/7 chat to get some help.
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When Using PubMed ... Full-text articles from PubMed - be sure to use this special link to PubMed so you can have the UC-eLinks button which is your bridge to full-text.
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Did you know that in PubMed you can: Use Limits to:
Jump to the PubMed Tutorial about Limits. Use Clinical Queries to:
Jump to the PubMed Tutorial about using Clinical Queries |
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Your search will always begin with an assessment of your information need and a recognition of the type of question you have. Your next steps depend upon your assessment. The following outlines the process of searching.
