Databases

Provided by the US National Library of Medicine, it includes over 20 million citations from MEDLINE as well as links to full-text articles, books, and other resources. PubMed@PNWU includes links to PWNU journal holdings.

PUBMED@PNWU

Over 85 leading medical textbooks, including online-only updates. Titles include Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and the LANGE Case Files series. Self-assessment Q&As, an integrated drug database, over 250 examination and procedural videos, and more.

ACCESSMEDICINE

The complete collection of basic science, clinical medicine, and postgraduate level cases from 23 Case Files® series books; an interactive format to help you learn and retain knowledge through exposure to realistic patient cases, and personalized functionality to let you mark your progress through completed and unseen cases.

ACCESSMEDICINE CASE FILES COLLECTION

AccessPhysiotherapy® from McGraw-Hill is a comprehensive online medical resource devoted to the study, instruction, and practice of physical therapy. Authoritative, trusted, and constantly updated knowledge, compiled from the best minds in PT.

AccessPhysiotherapy

Features dissections with three-dimensional rotation and real movement.

ACLAND’S VIDEO ATLAS OF HUMAN ANATOMY

Covers material in the primary basic sciences—such as gross anatomy, embryology, neuroscience, and more—that are addressed on the USMLE Step 1 exam. Textbooks and self-assessments are geared specifically to test prep success.

BOARD REVIEW SERIES

CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) Complete includes:

• Full text for more than 1,400 journals
• Indexing for more than 5,400 journals
• Full text dating back to 1937

CINAHL COMPLETE

ClinicalKey provides access to Elsevier’s current medical and surgical content including:

• Full-text medical and surgical books and journals
• First Consult point-of-care monographs
• Customizable patient education handouts
• Drug monographs from Gold Standard
• Thousands of videos
• Millions of images
• Practice guidelines

CLINICALKEY

Independent high-quality evidence for health care decision making. Includes Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

THE COCHRANE LIBRARY

An evidence-based, point-of-care resource for clinicians.

DYNAMED

In the Books tab in F.A. Davis PT Collection, you will find some of the leading current, authoritative text resources organized into categories in the left-hand sidebar, including goniometry, exercise physiology, imaging, therapeutic exercises, and many other topics.

F.A. Davis PT Collection

Includes the full text of books from the Osteopathic Medicine Collection and from the Premium Basic Sciences Collection. Also features videos, cases, Q&As, and more.

LWW HEALTH LIBRARY

Provides the full text of over 2100 journals indexed in MEDLINE.

MEDLINE COMPLETE

Supports precise searching with adjacency and word frequency operators and proprietary Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) mapping.

MEDLINE (OVID)

One of the world’s leading medical journals and website offering high quality, peer-reviewed research and interactive clinical content for physicians, faculty, and medical students. Includes Resident 360 for medical student rotations.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

A clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. Trip Pro has more content and more functionality than the free version of Trip.

TRIP PRO

A clinical decision support tool for physicians.

UPTODATE

Provided by the US National Library of Medicine, it includes over 20 million citations from MEDLINE as well as links to full-text articles, books, and other resources. PubMed@PNWU includes links to PWNU journal holdings.

CANCER.GOV

A registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world. Free resource.

CLINICALTRIALS.GOV

An online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. Free resource.

DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS (DOAJ)

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline summaries. ECRI’s TRUST (Transparency and Rigor Using Standards of Trustworthiness) Scorecard assesses clinical practice guidelines against the Institute of Medicine (IOM) standards for trustworthy guidelines. Free resource, requires registration.

ECRI GUIDELINES TRUST

ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the US Department of Education. Contains over 1.5 million citations to journal articles and other education-related literature. Full text is available for about 25 percent of the citations.

ERIC (EDUCATION RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER)

Gale Health and Wellness: A consumer health resource offering access to full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more.

Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine: Access over 2,500 full-text periodicals, reference books, pamphlets, and video demonstrations.

Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health: Research full-text titles cited in CINAHL and other resources to support specialized care, treatment, and patient management. 

Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine: This database provides access to academic journals and magazines covering proven treatment techniques and research in physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine.

Gale OneFile: Psychology: Access authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology— abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social, and all areas of applied psychology.

Gale OneFile: Science: Over 1.6 million articles from 350 full-text journals covering key subjects in science, including biological sciences and medicine.

Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women’s Issues: Database offering comprehensive coverage of women’s issues across the globe, including health.

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts: Over 5 million articles from 250 cooking and nutrition magazines and full-text books on food, drink, and nutrition.

Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies: Explore over 2.7 million articles from 150 journals on cultural differences and the global community. Major topics include the healthcare industry, healthcare accessibility, quality of care, and medical personnel.

Gale OneFile: Gender Studies: Database provides access to scholarly journals and magazine articles related to gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.

Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management: This database provides periodical content on organizational dynamics and leadership, adult learning and continuing education, career development, and more.

Gale Database Collection: See the full collection of Gale databases PNWU subscribes to. Includes resources for all ages.

Search scholarly literature for articles, theses, books, abstracts or court opinions.

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Access to MEDLINE with Full Text, DynaMed, and much more for the following health care professionals who are licensed to practice in Washington State: chiropractors, East Asian medicine practitioners, massage therapists, mental health counselors, naturopathic physicians, optometrists, physicians and physician assistants, podiatrists, psychologists, registered nurses, and social workers.

HEAL-WA

Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

LIBRARY, INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACTS (LISTA)

The online Test Catalog is updated daily and should be referred to for current information. The PDF version is considered accurate only at the date and time it is generated.

MAYO CLINIC LAB TEST CATALOG

The National Institutes of Health’s website for patients and their families and friends. Provides information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in easy-to-understand language. Use MedlinePlus to learn about the latest treatments, look up information on a drug or supplement, find out the meanings of words, or view medical videos or illustrations. Free resource.

MEDLINEPLUS

The New York Times is one of the most well-respected news sources. It reports news on politics, national and state issues, healthcare, elections, science, technology, business, sports, arts and more. 

NEW YORK TIMES

A bibliographic index to osteopathic literature with over 30,000 citations to journals and books. Includes full text to much of the content. Free resource.

OSTMED.DR OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE DIGITAL REPOSITORY

Contains abstracts of systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, and other resources relevant to occupational therapy interventions.

OTseeker

A database of over 56,000 randomized trials, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Free resource.

PEDRO PHYSIOTHERAPY EVIDENCE DATABASE

PubChem is an open chemistry database at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and serves as the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) single source for chemical information, replacing the Drug Information Portal.

PUBCHEM