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Use UpToDate to earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits

By — April 16, 2018

Did you know that physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals can earn CME/CE/CPD credits and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits just by searching and reading topics in UpToDate? Major accrediting bodies like the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American Board of Internal Medicine recognize UpToDate usage as a continuing education activity. Here  [Read more]

Announcements

Introducing the Becker Library Special Collections Book Club

By — March 26, 2018

Anyone with an interest in medicine, literature or history is invited to take part in Becker Library’s Special Collections Book Club. Every few months, we’ll hold a discussion about a novel that features some aspect of medical history, then look at the primary sources that bring the stories to life.

Archives and Rare Books

Russian refugee doctor becomes WashU cancer researcher

By — March 23, 2018

This story is summarized from Valentina Suntzeff’s unpublished autobiography, which can be found in the Valentina Suntzeff Papers in the Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives. Early Life Valentina Davidovna was born in Kazan, Russia on February 28, 1891. Her father was a physician, and he encouraged Valentina to pursue medicine at a young age. When she entered  [Read more]

Scholarly Publishing

Spotlight on Washington University from SciVal: Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS)

By and — March 20, 2018

Acknowledging your funding support on publications is a key component of responsible conduct of research but it is also a great tool to use when tracking the impact of your work. Centers and core facilities on campus work with multiple investigators; tracking funding awards can be crucial for getting accurate publication counts and insights to help  [Read more]

Announcements

Director Paul Schoening to present “Building an Onramp to Informatics” in partnership with I2

By — March 13, 2018

On Tuesday, March 20, Becker Library Associate Dean and Director Paul Schoening will present “Building an Onramp for Informatics” in the General Medical Sciences Classroom (Room 147B) at the Taylor Avenue Building. The talk is part of the Institute for Informatics (I2) Research-in-Progress Lecture Series. Becker Medical Library has established a strategic initiative to introduce researchers  [Read more]

Mastering Information

World-Renowned Experts Can Enrich Educational Experiences

By and — March 12, 2018

Henry Stewart Talks (specially prepared, seminar-style, online lectures narrated by world-leading experts) not only offer a great way to expand your professional horizons – they can also be a valuable teaching tool if used to supplement existing material or in a flipped classroom scenario.

Scholarly Publishing

Scholarly Publishing Round-Up March 2018

By and — March 5, 2018

Sharing of clinical trial results, the ORBIT project and scientific review are the topics for the March 2018 Round-Up. Who’s Not Sharing their Trial Results? Check out the new FDAAA TrailsTracker Tool. The tool was built by the Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab from the University of Oxford. The FDA Amendments Act 801  (FDAAA) is a law that requires certain clinical trials to  [Read more]

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