Research Guides: Otolaryngology: Residency Resources

Online Training

Academic institutions have initiated Zoom conferences due to COVID-induced restrictions on meeting group size. Sonya Malekzadeh, MD, Chair of the Otolaryngology Program Director’s Organization, has recommended three major national educational consortiums due to time zone considerations.

Collaborative Multi-Institutional Otolaryngology Residency Education Program
Lecture timing: 7-9pm EST
Great Lakes Otolaryngology Consortium for Resident Education
Lecture timing: 3-5pm EST
Consortium Of Resident Otolaryngologic kNowledge Attainment (CORONA) Initiative in Otolaryngology
Lecture timing: 8am-12pm EST

Critical Care Primer

Critical Care Primer: Educational Resources for Non-ICU Clinicians
Link to free online training by the Society of Critical Care Medicine as well as additional information resources including:
- Video tutorials, handbooks, and key review articles
- Weekly clinical updates from the GW Division of Infectious Diseases
- Professional practice sites including the American College of Physicians, University of Washington Medicine, and Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Evidence based care summaries including guidelines and point-of-care information tools
- Full-text books from Himmelfarb Library

Core E-Books

Bailey's head and neck surgery--otolaryngology by Jonas T. Johnson
Call Number: RF51 .H43 2013
ISBN: 9781609136024
Publication Date: 2013-06-21
Locatons: Reference (1st Floor) and Stacks (Basement level)
Bluestone and Stool's Pediatric Otolaryngology by Charles D. Bluestone
Call Number: RF47.C4 B58 2014
ISBN: 9781607950189
Publication Date: 2014-02-01
Location: Himmelfarb Stacks (Basement Level)
Cummings Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery by Paul W. Flint; Bruce H. Haughey; Valerie J. Lund, et al.
Call Number: RF51 .O86 2015
ISBN: 9781455746965
Publication Date: 2014-12-09
Location: Stacks (Basement level)
Jatin Shah's Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology by Jatin P. Shah; Snehal G. Patel; Bhuvanesh Singh
ISBN: 9780323091336
Publication Date: 2012-02-05
KJ Lee's Essential Otolaryngology by K. J. Lee; Yvonne Chan; John C. Goddard
Call Number: RF58 .E88 2016
ISBN: 9780071849920
Publication Date: 2015-10-09
Location: Himmelfarb Stacks (Basement Level)
McMinn's Color Atlas of Head and Neck Anatomy by Bari M. Logan; Patricia Reynolds; Scott Rice; Ralph T. Hutchings
ISBN: 9780702070174
Publication Date: 2016-10-04
Location: Stacks (Basement level)
Operative Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery by Eugene N. Myers; Carl H. Snyderman
ISBN: 9780323401500
Publication Date: 2017-09-28
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery by Raza Pasha (Editor); Justin Golub (Editor)
Call Number: RF46 .P37 2014
ISBN: 9781597565325
Publication Date: 2013-09-03

Clinical Information Resources

DynaMed Plus
Point-of-care information resource includes drug and disease information
Epocrates Essentials
Evidence-based resource providing disease and drug information
ClinicalKey
Clinical information tool searches extensive full-text holdings for clinical answers in journal articles, books, and videos
Lexicomp
Comprehensive clinical drug information; includes Lexi-Drugs and Lexi-Interact.
PubMed
Interface incorporates Himmelfarb Library's full-text links customized search filters for EBM/Clinical Reviews, EBM/Clinical Trials, and Reviews

Access: Databases webpage

Apps

DynaMed Plus App
Access DynaMed Plus then click on Get the DynaMed Plus Mobile App in the menu in the left hand menu and enter your email address. Download the DynaMed Plus app to your device then open email message and click on the authentication key to activate your app. Note: you can use the same email to active DynaMed on up to three devices; the emailed authentication key is good for 48 hours.
Epocrates Plus App
Access Epocrates Plus App link then follow the instructions to login or to register for a free account. You should see the product in your shopping cart with a charge for $174.99 AND a credit for $174.99 which results in a zero balance. Note: you should NOT provide a credit card or other payment information, simply 'checkout' with the zero balance. Then, access the Epocrates app on your iPad, then login with your Epocrates username/password.
Lexicomp
Access Lexicomp and locate the link on the right-hand menu for Mobile App Access. Then select your mobile platform (e.g. iPhone, Android, etc.) and you will obtain a product code and installation instructions.
Browzine
Create a free personal Browzine account; select 'George Washington University - Himmelfarb Library' then enter your GW NetID/password (i.e. same login/password for GW email).