Developed by BioMed Central, the Cases Database allows clinicians, researchers, teachers and patients to explore thousands of peer-reviewed medical case reports from multiple journal publishers, including BioMed Central, Springer and BMJ Group. The Cases Database is a continuously-updated, freely-accessible case report database that allows users to interactively explore data from peer-reviewed case reports. It offers [...]

Since Jefferson readers got access to EBSCO Health Business Elite last May, they’ve downloaded over 3,700 articles. Some of the most popular journals have been: Harvard Business Review Modern Healthcare American Journal of Public Health Health Affairs California Management Review Nursing Economics Healthcare Financial Management Nursing Ethics Nursing Management – UK Healthcare Purchasing News Health [...]

The Patient History: An Evidence-Based Approach to Differential Diagnosis. 2nd ed. For medical students and others, an accurate differential diagnosis starts with The Patient History. The ideal companion to major textbooks on the physical examination, this trusted guide is widely acclaimed for its skill-building, and evidence based approach to the medical history. Harrison’s Principles of [...]

Please join us for Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in 925 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor conference room from 8:00-9:00 am. Please note the venue for this exciting program.  Aleeze Sattar Moss, PhD is presenting and the title of her presentation is: “Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.” Aleeze Sattar Moss, PhD is a leading [...]

JeffSOAR presents The Vagina Monologues on Friday, February 1st and Saturday, February 2 at 7:30pm in Connelly Auditorium. The event is open to all Jeffersonians (students, faculty, staff and hospital employees). Tickets for sale in the JAH Activities Office: $7 in advance, $10 at the door. All proceeds benefit Women Organized Against Rape (WOAR), Philadelphia’s [...]

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 2.0 in 15 Minutes (taught in 30 minutes) During this 30-minute session, you’ll [...]

Faculty of 1000 has changed the name of its article reference service from F1000 to F1000 Prime. Their new open access journal, F1000 Research, provides an alternative to existing publishing models. The journal offers a rapid publication process, post-publication peer-review, an interface for displaying referee comments, approval status and currency. Authors are encouraged to submit [...]

The author of Unaccountable is Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H., a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a professor of Health Policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. “… Unaccountable is a powerful, no-nonsense, non-partisan diagnosis for healing our hospitals and reforming our broken healthcare system.” –Bloomsbury Press “A searing indictment from the inside, [...]

The Jefferson Digital Commons is a great place to learn about Jefferson history and to access historical materials from the University Archives and Special Collections.  Over the past year (Jan 2012 to Jan 2013) the download counts for select historical assets have been impressive. Here are some highlights: Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletins have been [...]

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka is the February selection for the Jefferson Book Club. A gorgeous novel by the celebrated author of When the Emperor Was Divine that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” nearly a century ago. In eight [...]

Jefferson subscribes to Pivot to provide researchers with a tool to identify grants and other funding opportunities. Formerly called Community of Science, the vendor redesigned and re-branded the service with the “Pivot” name last year.  Chris Horn, a trainer from ProQuest, will be on campus Wednesday, January 23 for a noontime session. Christine Arenson, MD, [...]

RefWorks has launched a new feature that will keep you logged into the service as long as you have accessed your account within the past 14 days.  This improvement will make it easier to access RefWorks without having to constantly supply your log-in credentials.  If you do not access your account within the 14 day [...]

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 2.0 in 15 Minutes (taught in 30 minutes) During this 30-minute session, you’ll [...]

On January 7, 2013, renovations will begin on the second floor of Scott Library. The construction of 10 small-group collaboration suites along the east and west sides, is expected to take 7-8 weeks and we will keep as much of the second floor open as possible during this time. The new rooms, for groups of [...]