Library Resources for PA Students

Only current KC students, faculty and staff are able to access the library resources on this guide from off-campus. When accessing library resources from off-campus, a login screen will display.

Students: enter your Student Portal user name and password.

Faculty and staff: enter your network user name and password.

Tools to Find Books

Wright State and Affiliates Catalog

Click this link to search for materials available in the Kettering College Library, Wright State University Libraries and several of the medical libraries in the Dayton area. When requesting items you will be asked for your name and ID#. Students use the last 5 digits of your student number + last 4 digits of SSN as your ID#. Allow 3-5 business days for delivery.

OhioLINK Central Catalog

Click this link to search for materials in academic libraries throughout Ohio. When requesting items you will be asked for your institution. Select: Wright State University. For your ID# students enter the last 5 digits of your student number + last 4 digits of SSN. Allow 3-5 business days for delivery.

Access Medicine

Provides electronic access to a core collection of medical books from McGraw-Hill.

OhioLINK Electronic Book Collection--Medicine

Provides full-text access to a collection of books in the fields of medicine and public health.

Gale Virtual Reference Medical Collection

Bioethics, 4th ed.

The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer

The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence

The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders

The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health

The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders

The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health

Human Diseases and Conditions

Infectious Diseases in Context

Oxford Scholarship Online: Public Health & Epidemiology

Provides full-text access to selected titles from Oxford University Press on public health and epidemiology. To view books to which we have access, on the left side of the screen under Availability, select Unlocked and Free.

Stat!Ref

STAT!Ref is an online library of electronic reference resources for healthcare students and professionals

eREFERENCE RESOURCES

E-Book		Encyclopedia of Health Services Research
E-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, V.1:A-C
E-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, V.2:D-K
E-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, V.3:L-R
E-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, V.4:S-Z
E-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, V.1:A-C
E-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, V.2:D-K
E-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, V.3:L-P
E-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, V.4:S-Z
E-Book		Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Care Givers

Media Resources

Imaging Reference Center

The Imaging Reference Center blends thousands of high-quality, representative images and relevant diagnosis and clinical text contributed by thousands of imaging experts, enabling clinicians to quickly make well-informed image-based treatment decisions.

LUMEN Screening Physical Exam Videos

Instructional videos on performing physical examinations from the Loyola University Medical Education NetworkProvides access to a collection of videos on performing physical exams and history taking.

LUMEN Cross Sectional Anatomy Tutor

Cross-sectional anatomy tutorial using images from the Visible Human Project; also includes CT and MRI

netAnatomy

An interactive sectional anatomy tutorial.

Films on Demand

A collection of educational films in streaming video format from Films for the Humanities and Science

Evidence-based Research Databases

Cochran Library

Contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more

Medscape Reference

Offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools

UpToDate

A peer-reviewed evidence-based knowledge system authored by physicians to help clinicians make the right decisions at the point of care.

AHQR: Evidence-based Practice

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. This section focuses specifically on evidence-based practice.

National Guideline Clearinghouse

NGC is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

Research Tools to Find Periodical Articles

Many of these databases include attached full-text articles. If the full-text of an article you want is not available in the database be sure to click the Full text link--if the full-text of the article is available in another database the Full text link will provide a cross-over link to the full-text of the article.

BioMed Central

Full-text access to peer-reviewed journals in the biomedical sciences, published electronically.

Note: Not all journals can be freely accessed, some require a subscription.

Digital Commons Network

Brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide including a growing collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.

MEDLINE

International index to journals in medicine

E-Medicine

Full-text access to a peer reviewed medical journal published electronically by Medscape

PubMed

A free database maintained by the National Library of Medicine indexing journals in the biomedical sciences. This version includes OhioLINK Find It links to locate full-text documents available through OhioLINK resources.

PsychINFO

Provides abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the behavioral and mental health sciences

Science Citation Index

Covers 6,000 major journals in over 150 scientific disciplines

Science Direct

Provides access to full text articles from selected titles in the Elsevier journal collection.

Alt-Health Watch

Full text articles from 170+ peer-reviewed and professional journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, association & consumer newsletters on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care

Periodicals available in the KC library

The Clinical Advisor: For Physician Assistants
Clinician Reviews
Critical Care Quarterly
JAAPA: Official Journal Of The American Academy Of Physician Assistants
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
New England Journal of Medicine
Physician Assistant : The Official Journal Of The American Academy Of Physician Assistants

Periodicals available in the Medical Library

The Medical Library provides access to a collection of both paper and electronic Medical Journals
PA students are welcome to use the Medical Library Journal collection during regular library hours

Electronic Journal Collection

The Electronic Journal Center provides full-text access to a core collection of scholarly journals in health and medicine. The link below will take you to that collection. You may search all journals, journals in a specific subject cluster, or an individual title for articles on a topic.

EJC Health Sciences and Medicine Collection

Online Medical Journal Collections

Highwire
free electronic access to a collection of medical journals, however most of the journals have an embargo of more current issues. The embargo period varies by title
Free Medical Journals
free electronic access to medical journals; access to more current issues may be embargoed

eJournal Finder

Looking for the full-text of a journal article? Click the above link to access the eJournal Finder. Enter the title of the journal in which the article appeared in the search box and click Search. If the library has access to full-text articles from that journal, a list of databases that provide access will be retrieved. Be sure to check the coverage dates!

Citing Sources in APA

These resources outline how to format a paper in APA and provide examples of how to cite numerous types of resources.

Kettering College Guide to APA Documentation

Purdue University Online Writing Lab: Using American Psychological Association (APA)Format

INTERNET RESOURCES for Physician Assistants

Auscultation Assistant: http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/inex.htm
Designed to help students appreciate the different audio characteristics of heart murmurs and breath sounds
Lab Tests Online: http://www.labtestsonline.org/
Designed to help people better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases
Medscape: http://www.medscape.com/
Published by Medscape, Inc. Provides current health care news, access to several health related databases, a job center, and many links to health care resources.
National Commission on Certification of Physican Assistants, Inc.: http://www.nccpa.net/
Hosted by the NCCPA, the "only credentialing organization for PA's in the United States". Includes information on certification, exams, continuing medical education, and the latest news from their quarterly newsletter.
Ohio Revised Code Chpt 4730: Physician Assistants: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4730
Laws of the State of Ohio regarding Physician Assistants.
WebPath: http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html
This popular web resource includes over 1900 images along with text, tutorials, laboratory exercises, and examination items for self-assessment that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease conditions.

Physician Assistant Professional Organization Sites

American Academy of Physician Assistants: http://www.aapa.org/
Maintained by the AAPA, the "only national organization that represents physician assistants in all specialties and all employment settings." Provides complete information on the PA profession, PA programs, PA organizations, employment, and member services.
AAPA Joblink: https://jobs.aapa.org/jobseeker/search/results/
The premier source for PAs looking for new jobs, as well as for employers looking for PAs. Search for jobs, post resumes, view job postings, access many other employment resources.
Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants: https://www.aapa.org/about/aapa-governance-leadership/student-academy/
A division of the AAPA above, representing PA students in all specialties and settings. Provides information on current topics in the PA field, links to resources, and pre PA information for those exploring the PA career.
Physician Assistant Education Association: http://www.paeaonline.org/
A national organization representing PA educational programs in the United States. Association offers an array of services for PA programs, faculty, students, and the general public. Provides access to a statewide listing of PA programs in the US with contact information.
Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants: http://www.pacifier.com/~jomonroe/
Organization representing about 200 members nationwide. Provides information and resources, links, and articles for both dermatologists seeking to employ physician assistants in their practices, and physician assistants interested in working in dermatology.
Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants: http://www.sempa.org/
Hosted by SEMPA, a national organization representing emergency medicine physician assistants. Provides membership information, links, and resources relating to emergency medicine PA's.

Other Useful Library Guides:

Diseases

Pharmacology

Physical Examination and History Taking

Physician Assistant