Medical Library

Welcome New Medical Students!

 

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Welcome to ETSU and Johnson City!  

We're glad you're here and are looking forward to supporting your medical education and helping you develop information skills for lifelong practice of evidence-based medicine. 

Help When You Need It:
Library staff members are available for all levels of information needs throughout your studies. Examples include:

  • Basic support for resource and remote access
  • Help finding high-quality, evidence-based information
  • Training for making literature searches more complete, targeted, and efficient
  • Understanding principles of evidence-based medicine
  • Suggestions and assistance with medically-related mobile apps
  • Advice for evaluating and recommending high-quality info sites for patients 
  • Guidance on finding images for use while navigating copyright concerns
  • Support for citation management and other software

Textbooks, Journals, Databases, and Clinical Care Resources:
The library provides access to numerous subscription information resources via the library website and university library catalog. Most resources can be accessed remotely using a valid ETSU username and password.

We are currently in the process of updating our list of M1/M2 textbooks; please contact us if you have been assigned a reading that is not in the list. Our most popular online books are listed online; see also the more complete lists of books by specialty and source on that page. 

  • Additional print resources are available in the library facility.
  • If a needed resource is not available, it can be obtained via Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan for a minimal fee.
  • Library staff members can assist with locating specific known books, journals/articles, and other resources and with identifying helpful resources for a particular topic of study.
The library provides clinical care products such as Essential Evidence Plus, UpToDate (no remote access), and DynaMed Plus, along with drug databases such as Micromedex and other resources.

Please note that for 2015/2016 only the library is subscribing to both UpToDate and DynaMed Plus. At the end of the year, we will cancel one of these products. You are encouraged to try DynaMed Plus and let us know if you would like us to continue our subscription. 

Hours:
  • Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to Midnight
  • Saturday, 10am to Midnight
  • Sunday, 1pm to Midnight
Closures related to ETSU holidays and inclement weather will be posted to the library's social media profiles.

ETSU residents with active campus ID cards have after hours card access to library basement, which includes study rooms, study carrels and tables, vending machines, a refrigerator and microwave, and an exercise (spin bike) room. Food is allowed in the library! 

In the Building:
  • The library facility includes a computer lab, group study rooms, white boards, study carrels and tables, vending machines, copy/scanning equipment, conference/meeting room, print books/journals, and exercise room.
  • The library provides free coffee during regular hours on the first floor.
  • From spring to fall, the library's second floor porch is open for outdoor study.

Feedback Wanted:
Have a suggestion for library improvement? Contact Rachel Walden, MLIS, Associate Dean for Learning Resources (423-439-6355, waldenrr@etsu.edu, Room 2.17A).

Find us:
VA Building 4, Fourth Street VA Medical Center Campus
https://www.etsu.edu/medlib/
www.facebook.com/QuillenLibrary
www.twitter.com/qcomlib

Special library closures (holidays, inclement weather, etc.) will always be posted to our social media sites. 

Contact us:

  • Ask A Librarian (online help request form) or medref@etsu.edu
  • Information Desk 423-439-6253

 

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