Research Guides: Physician Assistant Studies: Overview

Key Resources & Textbooks

This guide is intended to connect you to a variety of resources useful for conducting research. Use the menu on the left-hand side to navigate through the sections.

If you are new to conducting research consider reviewing the Starting Your Research tutorial to learn the phases and processes of doing research.

To find books or articles we own, or to see what we have on a particular topic, use Library Search on the Library's website.

AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
Good for scholarly sources, textbooks specific for KGI MSPA courses, case files, drug information, board review and study tools. Funded by the Keck Graduate Institute, MSPA Program.
Note: KGI MSPA faculty and students only.
Alt HealthWatch This link opens in a new window
Full-text publications covering complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Includes international peer-reviewed journals, pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research, and book excerpts.
Facts & Comparisons eAnswers This link opens in a new window
Collection of clinical databases and clinical decision support tools, such as interactions, calculators, and more.
Funded by Keck Graduate Institute, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Lexicomp This link opens in a new window
Drug information including interactions, calculators, drug comparisons, Trissel's IV compatibility, drug reports, patient education, toxicology, and searching in UpToDate. Funded by the Keck Graduate Institute, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
LWW Health Library This link opens in a new window
Textbooks for the PharmD curriculum. Includes the following and more:
• Pharmaceutical Sciences Collection
• Clinical Pharmacy Collection
• Bates' Guide for Physical Examination and History Taking
• Anatomical Sciences Collection
• Basic Sciences Collection
• Osteopathic Collection
Funded by the Keck Graduate Institute, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
A subset of Web of Science database. The go-to database for articles in all areas of health and life sciences, run by the National Library of Medicine, 1965-present. Great for finding articles in medical literature.
Micromedex Gateway This link opens in a new window
A medical-reference tool intended for clinicians. It includes information on drugs, toxicology, interactions, diseases, acute care, patient education and alternative medicine and more.
Funded by the Keck Graduate Institute, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Go-to source of articles in biomedicine, biochemistry, and related medical fields. Search Medline, life science journals, and online books through the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Many search results link to full-text articles in journals through library subscriptions.
UptoDate This link opens in a new window
Restricted to KGI authentication credentials.
•Includes Lexi-Comp Interaction Lookup.
•Different levels of patient education materials to meet the varying information needs of patients.
•Variety of functions, and a "what's new" updates in selected health topics.
Funded by the Keck Graduate Institute, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Citations covering high-impact (heavily cited) journals in the sciences (1900-present), social sciences (1956-present), and arts and humanities (1997-present).

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Subjects: Community Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies