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Clinical Essentials: Find Medical Literature

How to Find Medical Literature

Welcome to our tutorial on finding medical literature at the UC San Diego Library. 

This training will help you:


Test your medical literature search skills and receive personalized training recommendations:

Tutorial 1

Find health information sources at the Library

Learn how to connect to the UC San Diego network, search for a publication or information source, and get access to the full text.

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Tutorial 2

Choose the best source for health research

Learn to pick the best research sources for your clinical question and check if the information is reliable.

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Search for health research literature

 

General search

Learn to conduct a general search to complete a literature review.

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Learn to conduct a systematic literature search to collect evidence for your systematic review.

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Tutorial 4

Organize and cite sources with a reference manager

 

Learn how reference managers can help you store, organize, cite, and share your research papers.

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For Instructors:
We invite you to use the provided PowerPoint and speaker notes in your classes to teach students how to access library resources and search for medical literature.