Medicine 

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Most of the links on these pages go to subscription sources which are accessible from any computer on campus. UCLA students, faculty, and staff can access these sites from off-campus using either the Bruin Online Proxy Server (a simple setting in your browser) or the UCLA VPN Client (a program you install on your computer).

The library offers 24-hour access to our third-floor study rooms.

Greetings to all our new School of Medicine students! At the library, we look forward to meeting you during your Orientation Week. However, we thought you might like a quick overview of the services and resources that may prove useful to you as you begin your studies. Here are some tips and suggestions that we hope will help you find your way.

You can find print and online books in the UCLA Library Catalog and in our Medicine E-books site. You can also view online book collections:

• AccessMedicine
• MD Consult
• Springer
• STAT!Ref-Medicine
• Thieme eBooks

Computers are available on the main floor of the library. Medical school students may also use computers in our Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)  and in our third floor study room. Laptops may also be checked out from our circulation desk for use in the library.

Start at the Biomedical Library home page!

Click in the Key Resources menu on most Biomedical Library web pages. Select the resource you wish to use. You can connect to a variety of resources this way, including PubMed@UCLA, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, GIDEON, InfoPOEMs, MedlinePlus, and MICROMEDEX. Don't see the database you're looking for? Try searching for it on using our Search for Online Resources box on our homepage.

Try these resources:

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  This is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. It is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the American Medical Association.
• Essential Evidence Plus (formerly known as InfoPOEMs)
  Provides links to clinical guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse, EBM Guidelines, and Cochrane Abstracts.
• MD Consult
  Search Practice Guidelines by organization, specialty, or topic. Click on the tab to search the guidelines.

Research assistance in nursing is available at the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. See Reference and Research Help for complete reference service options.