Education Services is offering workshops to get faculty started with the new Blackboard Learn. This session, Migrate with Respondus, is designed to help you manage your assessments and surveys using Respondus Test Bank software. Respondus allows faculty to create test banks by importing from text documents, existing tests in Blackboard (or other learning management systems), [...]

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that its Postdoc Free Access Program will be repeated, an initiative designed to help early career researchers who are in between research positions stay up-to-date in their field. For scholars who have recently received their PhD and currently do not [...]

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5™), used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. DSM-5™ is the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical practice available [...]

MedCalc 3000 is now available via the STAT!Ref Mobile App. MedCalc 3000 is a collection of over 520 calculators, clinical criteria sets and decision trees that are indispensable to anyone practicing, teaching or studying evidence-based medicine. A key evidence-based point of care tool, MedCalc 3000 updates throughout the year and is now available anytime and [...]

Need to brush up on your RefWorks skills, or just want a quick introduction to the software? Sign up now for a webinar tutorial, conducted by RefWorks trainers. Please note that registration is limited and enrollment is required. How to teach RefWorks Basics (taught in 30 minutes) During this 30-minute session, you’ll rapidly learn: how [...]

Please join us for Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in 925 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor conference room from 8:00-9:00 am. Please note the venue for this exciting program.  Daphne Goldberg, M.D., FABFM, ABIHM is presenting and the title of her presentation is: “Homeopathy: A New Scientific Perspective” Dr. Daphne Goldberg is board certified in Family [...]

Scott Library added these 11 new e-books to the growing collection in April: Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology Complications in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence Into Practice: Integrating Judgment, Values, and Research Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia Infectious Diseases and Conditions Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Sports Medicine Netter’s Infectious Diseases Pharmacology for Rehabilitation Professionals [...]

June 5 and June 6 are scheduled for Faculty Days. Please join your colleagues in sharing teaching experiences across the University. The program will feature presentations offered by faculty representatives from all Jefferson schools. Learn new tips and techniques, find out what has worked well, and interact with faculty at this exciting event! When: Wednesday, [...]

Blackboard Learn is the course management system the entire Jefferson campus will be using beginning Fall 2013.  Although very similar to its predecessor, Pulse, the interface looks different and there are a number of new features that can significantly improve your efficiency. Education Services is offering workshops to get faculty started with the new product. [...]

Now you can create a personal bookshelf of your favorite Scott Library journals using BrowZine for iPad.  Search journal collections by Subject or choose titles from an A-Z list. View journal tables of contents and use the button to add journals to your bookshelf. With BrowZine, you can: Easily read and save full-text scholarly journals [...]

Interested in a cameo appearance in a video Jefferson is shooting? Looking for your 15 seconds of fame? On April 30, before our Employee Forum with Presidents David McQuaid and Richard Gozon, you can make your dream come true.

Please join us for Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in  925 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor conference room from 8:00-9:00 am. Please note the venue for this exciting program.  Jeremy Close, M.D. is presenting and the title of his presentation is: “Degenerative Joint Disease and Tendinopathy” Dr. Close is a leading sports physician who has [...]

Need to brush up on your RefWorks skills, or just want a quick introduction to the software? Sign up now for a webinar tutorial, conducted by RefWorks trainers. Please note that registration is limited and enrollment is required. How to teach RefWorks Basics (taught in 30 minutes) During this 30-minute session, you’ll rapidly learn: how [...]

Over the past few months Jefferson faculty have reached out to the Scott Memorial Library with questions about publishers who want to publish their manuscripts. Predatory publishers send numerous emails per day inviting faculty to submit their research for publication. This increasingly common phenomenon was covered in a recent New York Times article. Here are [...]

The Minerva Project has just announced a $500,000 prize to recognize and award “one distinguished educator who is driving innovation to deliver extraordinary student learning experiences for the 21st century.” The first Minerva Prize will be awarded in May 2014.  Nominations are open.   Nominate a colleague or yourself. The Minerva Prize winner will be inducted [...]