Diagnostic Strategies (in the Murtagh Collection)

A handy diagnostic reference for GPs, a useful tool for student revision and an ideal resource for exam preparation

DynaMed

An evidence-based clinical reference tool that supports your decision-making during consultations with drug-related information, a drug interaction tool and calculators.

DynaMed

An evidence-based clinical reference tool that supports your decision-making during consultations with drug-related information, a drug interaction tool and calculators

Databases

DynaMed

An evidence-based clinical reference tool that supports your decision-making during consultations with drug-related information, a drug interaction tool and calculators.

EBSCOHost

These databases cover a range of areas, including medicine, health, nursing, psychology and behavioural sciences. These databases include MEDLINE with Full Text, the Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, CINAHL Plus with Full Text.

Links to full-text articles and journals from these databases are also available in DynaMed and the library's online journal title finder.

The library’s subject portal for researchers

The subject portal links you to databases (both library subscription and freely available databases), search tips and guides, full-text journal content on research and research methodologies, lists of hard copy and electronic resources in the library’s collection, other RACGP sources of support and information, and useful web resources.

How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine

This book explains how to critically appraise publications and looks at different types of clinical research reporting. It provides you with tools to find and evaluate literature and implement findings in an evidence-based, patient-centred way. This book is aimed at healthcare professionals with limited or no knowledge of evidence-based medicine, and it describes the concepts and how to apply them in clinical practice.

Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Based Practice

This book gives practical guidance on integrating research appraisal with evidence to ensure the best evidence-based patient care. It provides the knowledge and understanding you need about various research designs and methods so that when you engage in evidence-based practice, you can decide which interventions, assessments and programs are backed by the best evidence.

Qualitative Research in Health Care

This book gives healthcare professionals and researchers a comprehensive introduction to conducting (and interpreting) qualitative research in healthcare, and introduces key methods for data collection and analysis. It looks at the interface between qualitative and quantitative research in primary mixed-methods studies, case-study research, secondary analysis and evidence synthesis.

Research Involvement and Engagement

An interdisciplinary, health and social care journal focusing on patient and wider involvement and engagement in research at all stages

BMC Medical Research Methodology

An open-access journal publishing peer-reviewed research articles on methodological approaches to healthcare research; it encourages articles on the methodology of epidemiological research, clinical trials and meta-analysis/systematic review, as well as empirical studies of the associations between methodology choices and study outcomes

Education for Primary Care

A journal supporting the implementation of best-evidence medical education relevant to primary care, including undergraduate and postgraduate training, curriculum development and inter-professional care

Medical Teacher

A peer-reviewed journal covering educational topics for medical educators

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

An international journal for medical educators publishing articles on teaching and learning in the health professions and health education

ABC of learning and teaching in medicine

An invaluable resource for both novice and experienced medical teachers

Essential guide to educational supervision in postgraduate medical education

A handbook for supervisors with a focus on postgraduate medical education; written for consultants and GPs who work with trainees, supervisors and organisers of postgraduate training programs

How to teach continuing medical education

A guide for teachers of continuing medical education covering experiential learning, group dynamics, situated learning and reflective practice

Understanding medical education: evidence, theory and practice

A resource covering five broad areas: foundations, teaching and learning, assessment and selection, research and evaluation, and faculty and learners

The library’s subject portal for those involved, or interested in, Education and training

A subject portal giving access to full-text journal content in Medical EducationThe Clinical Teacher, lists of articles (including links to full text), tables of contents in the subject area, links to online resources and access to searchable educational databases

Diagnostic Strategies (in the Murtagh Collection)

A handy diagnostic reference for GPs, a useful tool for student revisions and an ideal resource for exam preparation

Clinical Cases for General Practice Exams (in the Murtagh Collection)

A book to help you prepare for Australian general practice exams using clinical case role-plays

General Practice Cases (in the Murtagh Collection)

A resource to facilitate case-based learning and help students and doctors practise common clinical situations encountered by Australian GPs

The easy guide to OSCEs for specialties: a step by step guide to success

A comprehensive resource to get you through each clinical rotation, as well as the final exam, covering more than 80 objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) stations on different subjects

EMQs and MCQs for medical finals

A study tool for final exam preparation with practice questions on key topics in both medicine and surgery, comprehensive answer notes and tips for remembering facts

USMLE step 2 clinical skills triage: A guide to honing clinical skills

A resource covering the most common and important symptoms and diagnoses through 40 high-yield cases, simulating actual exam scenarios with sample patient encounters, and emphasising important points in each case

USMLE step 2 triage: An effective no-nonsense review of clinical knowledge

A resource providing a thorough, high-yield review for the clinical knowledge exam, covering frequently tested specialties and subspecialties with an emphasis on pertinent principles of clinical science and patient-centred skills

Wiley journals

As an eligible user of the John Murtagh Library, you have full-text access to online Wiley journals, including The Medical Journal of Australia, Australia’s leading peer-reviewed general medical journal.

Create a personal Wiley Online account to save topics of interest and to set up alerts for when new articles are published

Taylor & Francis journals

As an eligible user of the John Murtagh Library, you have full-text access to online Taylor & Francis journals.

The electronic table of content (eTOC) service

A quick way to keep up with the literature in subjects of interest to you.