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ACC CardioSource Plus

Free registration is required to access all content.
1. Use this link to go to USC Libraries' subscription to Cardiosource Plus for Institutions.
2. After logging in with your USC NetID and password, you will be prompted to log in to the ACC.org website.
3. Users that have an existing personal ACC.org account can login with their existing credentials and access the modules.
If you have not previously made an account, use the “Create Free Account” command under the login form to make a personal username and password.
4. After signing in with your personal ACC.org account, you will see the courses currently included in this subscription and can launch the course.

All users MUST login with their USC NetID via the Ovid interface before logging in to their personal ACC.org account, in order to access the materials licensed by the USC Libraries.

AccessAnesthesiology

Textbooks, study tools, guidelines, cases, drug information, multimedia (videos, animations, images). Focus on anesthesiology, pain management, critical care, and perioperative medicine. Some features require a free MyAccess profile.

AccessMedicine

Provides access to a wide range of medical textbooks, board review books and clinical support books. In addition, there are self-assessment modules with case studies and multiple choice questions. Good for study and review of basic medical topics.

AccessPediatrics

Textbooks, handbooks, cases, drug information, study tools, board review, multimedia (videos, animations, images). Focus on pediatrics and neonatology. Some features require a free MyAccess profile.

AccessSurgery

Textbooks, handbooks, cases, drug information, study tools, board review, multimedia (videos and images). Focus on surgery, orthopedics, critical care, and trauma. Some features require a free MyAccess profile.

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy provides an accessible source of knowledge in human structure.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Government resource including broad coverage of: health topics, Evidence-based Practice Center reports, US government programs, research tools, data and statistics, grants, consumer health.

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Statistics & Data

AgingStats.Gov

Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics report of aging statistics organized into six subject areas: population, economics, health status, health risks and behavior, health care, and environment.

Alt HealthWatch

Includes academic journal and magazine articles, reports, association and consumer proceedings, and book excerpts covering alternative and complementary therapies, including homeopathy, herbalism, nutrition, and traditional Chinese medicine from 1990 to the present.

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The mission of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is "Advancing the Practice and Securing the Future". ASA offers members the education, research and practice management tools they need to serve their patients and their profession.

American Society of Hematology (ASH) Image Bank

Comprehensive public collection of high quality, peer-reviewed hematologic images presented in digital and case-based format, useful for reference or instruction. Includes atlas and reference cases.

Anatomy Atlases

Free online collection of five anatomical atlases, including detailed drawings and photos of human body tissues, bones, and organs.

Annual Reviews

Provides comprehensive, in-depth review articles on topics ranging from basic sciences to the clinical sciences. These reviews are best used as introductions to new research topics.

Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines

The Australian government's National Health and Medical Research Council tracks and makes available guidelines from Australian public agencies.

Madame Curie Bioscience Database

Access to over 200 Landes Bioscience books.

McGraw-Hill Professional eBook Library - Medical: First Aid Test Prep

The McGraw-Hill Professional eBook Library allows librarians to monitor usage with web analytics available through the eBook Library's DRM interface.

McGraw-Hill Professional eBook Library - Medical: Handbooks

The McGraw-Hill Professional eBook Library allows librarians to monitor usage with web analytics available through the eBook Library's DRM interface.

MedEdPORTAL

Free peer-reviewed publication and repository produced by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) with teaching materials, assessment tools, and faculty development resources. Good for finding new lesson plans and inspiration for teaching.

Medical Heritage Library

Curated collection of freely-available history of medicine images, texts, movies, audio, and data.

Medical Services and Warfare

Explore multiple perspectives on the history of injury, treatment and disease on the front line. Chart scientific advances through hospital records, medical reports and first-hand accounts, and discover the evidence of how war shaped medical practice across the centuries. This resource is provided by Adam Matthew.

MEDLINE (Ovid)

Access to MEDLINE database through Ovid. Citations to articles related to clinical and research information in the bio-medical sciences. Coverage ranges from 1946-present.

MedlinePlus

Consumer health information. This US-government-produced website provides free medical information and is written for a non-professional audience. Also available entirely in Spanish.

MedlinePlus en Espanol

Consumer health information. This US-government-produced website provides free medical information and is written for a non-professional audience. Also available entirely in English.

MedNar - Deep Web Search Engine

Free medically-focused deep web search engine that searches publically available authoritative medical and health resources that generally cannot be found through a typical Google search. Results include both black and grey literature.

MedOne ComSci

Communication science, speech pathology, and audiology database comprising of E-books, E-Journals, Cases, Images and Videos.

MedOne Education (Thieme)

Collection of medical and scientific ebooks and online full-color atlases with drawings, photos, and illustrations of the human body and biological processes.

MeSH

MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) is the NLM controlled vocabulary thesaurus used for indexing articles for PubMed. Use to find preferred terms for searching PubMed, or as a medical taxonomy.