Research Guides: Family Practice: Getting Started

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The following are a selection of key resources. For more resources see the sub-pages in this guide.

Dynamed This link opens in a new window
A point-of-care reference tool containing clinically-oriented summaries for 3,200+ topics.
MEDLINE (Ovid) This link opens in a new window
Premier biomedical database with over 30 million journal articles in the life sciences. Similar to Pubmed in content, this Ovid interface facilitates structured searching and allows editing of search histories.
AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
Approximately 40 e-books, including a clinical library (Harrison's Online, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, and more), Lange Educational Library, and a USMLE self-assessment tool and 50+ clinical cases.
ACP Journal Club This link opens in a new window
Concise evaluative commentaries on original studies and reviews from key clinical journals. By the American College of Physicians (ACP).

CMA Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)
The CMA Infobase includes Clinical Practice Guidelines developed by provincial, national and international health organizations