Research Guides: Clerkships : Family Medicine

Book List

If a book is available both electronically and in print, the featured link will bring you directly to the eBook. If you want to look up the information for a book that is available in print, you can click here to access the library's online catalog.

Book Title	Available as eBook	Available in Print
CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2021-2022 CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2023	✓
Case Files: Family Medicine, 5th ed	✓	✓
Textbook of Family Medicine	✓	✓
Pfenninger and Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care	✓
Essentials of Family Medicine	✓	✓
The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3rd ed	✓
Normalizing Diverse Clinical Presentations in Obstetrics and Gynecology - in Plain Sight Digital Guidebook	✓

Review Books

Book Title	Available as eBook	Available in Print
Blueprints Family Medicine	✓
Bratton's Family Medicine Board Review	✓
Essential Orthopaedics, 2nd ed	✓
Family Medicine PreTest Self Assessment and Review		✓
Graber and Wilbur's Family Medicine Examination and Board Review	✓
A Practical Guide to Laser Procedures	✓
SOAP for Family Medicine	✓	✓
Step-up to Family Medicine	✓
Urgent Care Dermatology: Symptom-based Diagnosis	✓

Additional Resources

The following electronic resources will provide you with quality, evidence-based clinical information. Many of these resources are available as mobile applications as well. The Netter Library has an entire Mobile Resources Guide dedicated to mobile resources related to the biomedical sciences. On our mobile resource guide you will find clinical, drug, and database resources as well as installation instructions.

Access Medicine This link opens in a new window
Innovative online resource that offers health professionals access to more than 65 medical titles, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment tools, case files, and diagnostic and point-of-care tools. Mobile application available.
Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination This link opens in a new window
Video streaming series based on Bate's Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Book). Videos are organized by body systems, accompanied with explanation of examination procedures and demonstrations of techniques. Health history and documentation, communication and patient/practitioner interaction, are emphasized. Also included are heart sound interpretation, OSCEs, age specific examination, neurological exam and more.
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
Features expert commentary, MEDLINE abstracts and select third-party journals. ClinicalKey includes over 1000 books, more than 600 journals, 13,000 procedure videos and millions of images. Users are able to quickly move from topic overview to in-depth specialty information in order to meet clinical challenges. Also includes the Frank Netter anatomy books and images. Mobile application available.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills Video Collection
New from Bates's Visual Guide to Physical Examination. These new videos present interpersonal and communication techniques most often demonstrated in clinical encounters and have a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. They include approaches for patients who identify as LGBTQIA+, persons with physical disabilities, and diverse populations throughout the life cycle.
Family Medicine Practice Cases
From LWW Health Library: Clerkships/Clinical Rotations. Browse through a collection of real world practice case studies.

SymptomMedia This link opens in a new window
An online mental health education and training film library. Symptom Media's library of over 300 mental health simulations including a DSM 5 and ICD Guided Film Collection and Assessment Tools provide viewers with training tools critical for symptom recognition.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Re-authenticate every 90 days on campus
Expert-based, synthesized medical information comprised of original review articles written, reviewed and updated by a faculty of physician experts. Covers major aspects of conditions, symptoms, tests, diagnosis, and treatment options. Includes UpToDate Anywhere mobile app
Visible Body's Human Anatomy Atlas This link opens in a new window
Visible Body’s Human Anatomy Atlas 2018 features 3D models, illustrations, and animations created by biomedical visualization experts. Users have access to definitions, pronunciations, and disease descriptions through any of the available models. Mobile application available.
VisualDx This link opens in a new window
A web-based clinical decision support tool containing over 25,000 medical images with concise specialist-developed clinical information in areas such as dermatologic, infectious, and drug-induced diseases. Also includes demonstrative 'how-to-use' video tutorials. Mobile application available.

Clinical Calculators

Medscape (eMedicine) This link opens in a new window
To find clinical calculators, following the steps bellow:
Medscape --> Drugs & Diseases --> Tools --> Calculators
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Calculators can be found on the top menu bar. It will be the second option, after 'Contents'. UpToDate has calculators for a number of different specialties.

Want more clinical calculators? Check out MDCalc. MDCalc is also available as a free mobile app for Apple and Android devices.

Guidelines

ECRI Guidelines Trust This link opens in a new window
The ECRI guidelines trust is the continuation/replacement for the National Guideline Clearinghouse. It is a publicly available web-based repository of objective, evidence-based clinical practice guideline content. Its purpose is to provide physicians, nurses, other clinical specialties, and members of the healthcare community with up-to-date, clinical practices to advance safe and effective patient care.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Tips for searching for guidelines in PubMed:
1. Search your topic in the search box
2. Select the 'Customize' feature under the 'Article Type' filter
3. Select 'Guidelines' and 'Practice Guidelines'. Click 'Show' to add these filters to your search results screen
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
Tips for searching for guidelines in ClinicalKey:
1. Select the 'Practice Guidelines' option from the drop down menu next to the search bar
2. To browse through all guidelines in ClinicalKey, select 'Guidelines' from the search bar underneath the search box

Access Medicine: Current Practice Guidelines 2023
CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2021-2022 is available here: https://qcat.quinnipiac.edu/record=b4727209~S8

Suggested Mobile Apps

CDC Vaccine Schedule
Provides access to all CDC recommended immunizations schedules as well as footnotes.Users can identify the appropriate vaccine, dosage and timing using the application. Immunization schedules use data recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Available on Apple and Android.
American Academy of Family Physicians
The AAFP app offers its users access to helpful tools and services such as: access to the American Family Physician and Family Practice Management journals, Board Review practice questions, upcoming events and continuing medical education opportunities, student and resident resources, and more! Available for Apple and Android.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) (formerly ePSS)
Designed to help primary care physicians search for preventative services that match needs of their patients. Browse through the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force's available recommendations from your mobile device. Available for Apple and Android.
ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus
The ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus app helps facilitate clinician-patient discussion and decision making strategies for those at risk of heart disease and stroke by estimating and monitoring changes in 10-year ASCVD risk. Available on Apple and Android.

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