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Library User Guide: Medical Students

This guide was created to walk FAU Schmidt College of Medicine students through accessing the library, how to utilize library resources, and to better highlight multiple guides, spaces, and services the library can offer students during their time at the

Where Can I find...?

A-Z guide for all FAU databases. Find the full list of all Medical, Nursing, and Health Sciences databases by using the subject filter option.

Books are also available via FAU Library's  database resources listed below.

Guidelines can be found within the following FAU Library Databases. 

Read by QxMD​

'Read by QxMD' provides a single place to keep up with new medical & scientific research, read outstanding topic reviews and search PubMed. Users will need to sign into app with their FAU credentials. Once verified, QxMD can remain logged in per the user's preference. 

Features: 

  • Get full text PDFs with one tap
  •  Keep up with the latest new research that will impact your practice
  •  Browse through 1000s of outstanding topic reviews
  •  Search millions of articles from PubMed and our database of outstanding topic reviews
  •  Read your favorite journals or browse article collections.
  •  Access full text through your university/institutional subscription or via open access publishers
  •  Share articles with colleagues over email, Twitter and Facebook
  •  Organize and review your personal collection of articles
  •  Earn CME credit. 

FAU students have access to UTD on and off campus via the library.

Check out the UpToDate support page which covers:  

  •  Access via OpenAthens
  •  Creating an UTD account
  •  Re-verifing every 90 days from off campus
  • Mobile app information

Please note: UpToDate is to be used for FAU educational purposes only. Please do not share your UpToDate or FAU credentials with anyone. Access to UpToDate is limited to FAU FULL-TIME employees and medical students, and will be monitored for unauthorized use.

COM Support: https://comsupport.fau.edu/  

Access COM Support Center's  Knowledge base, create a ticket for Tech help, access software links and downloads. 

The Library is available via COM Support for tickets: simply choose the library from the department drop down and one of us will respond as soon as possible. 

Where Can I find Curriculum & Study Tools?

While you can use the keyword search box located in the "Library Resources" page if you know a specific resource, a separate "Core books & Study Tools" page is a one-stop spot on our site that lists out a collection of resources for your browsing. We have also taken the liberty to include a few more as tabs in this subject box that we think you'll benefit from. 

Core Books can be accessed from the Library Resources page or the Core Books & Study Tools page. 

  • Find out which FAU databases offer images, and where to search for freely usable images. 
  • Guide offering students general and subject specific USMLE study prep resources. 

Where Can I find Clinical Material?

From the "Library Resources" page, accessible via the medical library's navigation column, click the clinical practice drop down to select the clinical need you need and what resources the library provides that meets that need. If you already know which resource you are looking for, simply use the keyword box to type in your term (i.e. "UpToDate") and click apply. 

This subject box also contains a selection of resources with a clinical focus that the medical librarians think will benefit you. 

Meet the Clinical databases, as well as how to access and use them. 

Do you have Video Tutorials?

YouTube channel offering videos on various topics from how to access a resource to conducting a search using a specific database.

Last updated on Mar 18, 2024 2:50 PM