Internal Medicine

The Reference Librarians of the Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library have constructed PubMed literature searches and provided information resources to support the clinical needs of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program. Frequently researched topics and relevant information sources are noted below.

Frequently Researched Topics

Literature extracted from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed database

Search Criteria most often utilized: Subset of PubMed's Clinical Queries Filters, limited to English language articles, human studies, citations added to MEDLINE within the last 1--2 years, and using MeSh headings as appropriate. Contact the Reference Department at 817-735-2070 for specific search strategies or additional information.

Multiple Concept Searches

Search Criteria most often utilized: PubMed customized searching, using MeSh (medical subject headings) as appropriate, limited to English language articles, human studies, and citations added to Medline within the last 2 years. Contact the Reference Department at 817-735-2070 for specific search strategies or additional information.

Exhaustive Literature Search

To obtain an exhaustive literature search, contact the Library Reference Department for search assistance at: 817-735-2070.

Evidence-Based Medicine Databases - http://library.hsc.unt.edu/ovid/

Provides access to ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects).

Professional Societies / Organizations:

American College of Osteopathic Internists

http://www.acoi.org/

American College of Physicians

http://www.acponline.org/

American Board of Internal Medicine

http://www.abim.org/

American Osteopathic Association / American Osteopathic Information Association

http://www.aoa-net.org/

Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine

http://www.im.org/APDIM/

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine

http://www.cebm.utoronto.ca/

Society of General Internal Medicine

http://www.sgim.org/

Other Resources:

National Guideline Clearinghouse (public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines)

http://www.guideline.gov/

Medscape Internal Medicine Home

http://www.medscape.com/internalmedicinehome

Books held in the Lewis Library: A Select Bibliography

News Features

NLM Press Release: Internists to Write Patients Prescriptions for Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/press_releases/acpfpressrel04.html

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ACP Foundation And National Library of Medicine launch National Consumer Information Program for Internists and their Patients—NEW ORLEANS (April 22, 2004) Think of doctors’ prescriptions, and you probably think pills. But a new program of the American College of Physicians Foundation (ACPF) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) encourages the nation’s internists to write a prescription for a trustworthy Web site of free medical information, www.medlineplus.gov.

Please send any Comments/Suggestions concerning this site to: Lisa Smith, Outreach Librarian