Best Bets
Evidence-based, point-of-care drug and disease information.
Integrated clinical information tool searches extensive full-text holdings for clinical answers in journal articles, books, and videos. Searchable by keyword as well as disease, finding, procedure or drug. Published by Elsevier. 2007 - Present.
Recommended Resources
- Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) Online Curriculum- Core modules covering high-yield topics (listed in the table above) in Emergency Medicine for medical students.
- This online curriculum serves as a useful adjunct when preparing for the NBME Shelf Exam in Emergency Medicine. - SAEM Medical Student Online Testing Service- Practice Test Questions, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
- Unique login/password will be provided by clerkship coordinators. - Emergency Medicine Shelf Exam via BoardVitals
Questions/answers to study for emergency medicine shelf exam. Features include timed exam conditions, individualized study recommendations, and exam study tips. Instructions: Access BoardVitals and then create personal account.
Clerkship Contacts
Clerkship Director
Amy Caggiula, MD
acaggiula@mfa.gwu.edu
(202) 741-2996
Clerkship Coordinator
Julia Plant
jplant@mfa.gwu.edu
202-741-2911
Mobile/Handheld
Description: Point-of-care information resource includes drug and disease information.
Access: Courtesy of Himmelfarb Library.
Instructions: Access DynaMed, then click on "Sign in" followed by "Register now" and create a personal DynaMed account. Next, open the DynaMed app, select Sign in, and provide your personal DynaMed username and password.
To keep DynaMed app updated, sign in to web-based DynaMed with your personal username and password at least once every twelve months.
Key Textbooks
Recommended
Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine by Call Number: RC86.7 .C534 2021ISBN: 9781975111595Publication Date: 2020-10-10Available online and in print
Roberts and Hedges' Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care by Call Number: RC86.7 .R63 2019ISBN: 9780323354783Publication Date: 2018-02-07Location: Online & Print (Himmelfarb Basement level)
Rosen's Emergency Medicine - Concepts and Clinical Practice, 2-Volume Set by Call Number: Available online via ClinicalKeyISBN: 9780323757904Publication Date: 2023
Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: a Comprehensive Study Guide, 9th Edition by Call Number: Available online via AccessMedicine or AccessEmergencyMedicineISBN: 9781260019933Publication Date: 2019-10-18
Review
Case Files Emergency Medicine, Fourth Edition by Call Number: RC86.9 .T69 2017ISBN: 9781259640827Publication Date: 2017-08-17Locations: Online (Click title to access) & Book Stacks (Himmelfarb Basement Level)
PreTest Emergency Medicine, Fifth Edition by Call Number: RC86.9 .R67 2021 on online via AccessEmergencyMedicineISBN: 9781260468946Publication Date: 2021-03-12
Research Articles
- PubMedIncludes links to Himmelfarb's full-text journals and the Himmelfarb Library's EBM filters:
- EBM/Clinical Reviews - displays systematic reviews, practice guidelines, and meta-analyses written in English.
- EBM/Clinical Trials - displays controlled clinical trials, multicenter studies, and randomized controlled trials written in English.
- Reviews - displays review articles written in English. - MEDLINEIncludes links to Himmelfarb's full-text journals. To focus search for EBM articles:
-Limit to English and recent years
-Limit by age group if applicable for topic
-Limit by publication type:
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Meta Analysis
- Multicenter Study
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Practice Guideline
