ULibraries Research Guides: Physician Assistant: Start Here

Start Here

Welcome to the Eccles Library Research Guide for physician assistant students. Start your search here, with some of our most popular resources, or find more resources in the tabs above or box below.

PubMed
Comprehensive, free database with biomedical and life sciences journal articles and books. Trouble accessing full text? Click here for a video tutorial and instructions.
UpToDate
Made to be used at the point of care, integrating best practices and evidence for clinical decision making. App available. Click here for app instructions.
DynaMed
Made to be used at the point of care, integrating best practices and evidence levels for clinical decision making.
AccessMedicine
Create a free Access profile to engage with all the content. See PDF to create Access profile
Clinical textbooks, self-assessment, case files, images and more.
VisualDx
VisualDx is decision support software designed by clinicians to aid medical professionals in the diagnosis of visually identifiable diseases.

Other Great Resources

Resources that may be helpful for clinical settings or questions.

ECRI Guidelines Trust™
An interactive practice guidelines portal. Free registration required.
Lexidrug
UpToDate Lexidrug, formerly Lexicomp, is a comprehensive clinical database that provides access to current drug and disease information..
NatMed Pro
Authoritative resource for dietary supplements, natural medicine, and complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies.
Micromedex
• Wired UHealth Network Access Only. No remote or VPN access. Drug information database with monographs, interactions, and more. App available, email apps@lists.utah.edu from your University of Utah account to request app code.
ClinicalKey
Access e-books, e-journals, images and procedure videos. Personalize your ClinicalKey for additional benefits.

Resources great for literature searching and locating articles.

PubMed
• Comprehensive, free database with biomedical and life sciences journal articles and books. Trouble accessing full text? Click here for a video tutorial on how to sign in using MyNCBI and link Outside Tool to EHSL.
APA PsycINFO
Peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
CINAHL Complete
The most comprehensive source of full-text for nursing & allied health journals.
Embase
Biomedical database with articles, conference abstracts, and drug, disease and device data.
Scopus
A large abstract and citation database of research literature and patents, especially good for looking at references and citations of articles of interest.
AgeLine
Premier resource for aging and gerontology, contains journals, books, and reports.

Resources to help with studying and test prep.

Anatomy.TV
A suite of 3D interactive models of human anatomy, supplemented with MRIs, X-rays, live-action movies and animations.

Case Files (Access Medicine)
Create "MyAccess" personal account to mark your progress through interactive cases.

ClinicalKey
Access e-books, e-journals, images and procedure videos. Register to personalize your ClinicalKey for book PDFs and additional benefits.

Study for Boards

BoardVitals
BoardVitals is a powerful exam review tool with access to review questions and practice tests for PANCE/PANRE.
REGISTER HERE or use the "Create an account" option from the sign in screen to register for an account using your utah.edu email address. Then download the BoardVitals app from Google Play or the App Store. See the Getting Started Guide