A-Z Database List

New / Trial Databases

The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.

New

Harvi is an interactive textbook and simulation platform designed for students, fellows, and postgraduates who want to delve deeper into the study of cardiovascular physiology, hemodynamics, and therapeutics.

Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

New

Alternate Name(s): MMCTS

The Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery is the premier online video manual of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery tutorials. MMCTS brings online training for cardio-thoracic surgeons to an entirely new level with step-by-step video demonstrations of surgical procedures, supported by succinct text and clear graphics.

Access is provided for free by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

SciVal

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SciVal helps you visualize your organization’s research performance, benchmark it relative to peers, and identify and analyze emerging research trends. SciVal also provides the data-driven insights you need to plan, progress, evaluate research, and optimize funding strategies.

Remote Access Instructions
For remote access instructions to SciVal, login to the E-Resources Special Directions page.

Popular Databases

The most frequently-used databases

Access Medicine

Popular

AccessMedicine is a collection of full text, searchable textbooks covering internal medicine, cardiology, genetics, emergency medicine, ob/gyn, surgery, and more.

App activation instructions:
1. While on the Mount Sinai network click on the ISMMS button in the upper right-hand corner of the AccessMedicine homepage.
2. Create a Free MyAccess Profile.
3. Download and install the app, and login with your My Access credentials.

Titles include Harrison's Online, Hurst's the Heart, and Metabolic and Molecular Basis of Inherited Disease. Images from the textbooks may be saved, printed or downloaded for personal and educational use. AccessMedicine's mobile app content includes: Diagnosaurus DDX tool, Quick Medical DX and RX, Fitpatrick's Color Atlas of Dermatology, and Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests.

Board Vitals

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Board Vitals is board review tool for medical students, residents & fellows, nurses, and practicing physicians. Contains question banks and practice exams for clerkship Shelf Exams and USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3. Requires free registration with your Sinai ID.

ClinicalKey

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ClinicalKey is a clinical search resource available from Elsevier. Clinical Key includes patient education materials, drug information, practice guidelines and CME, as well as many high-quality books and journals.

App activation instructions:
1. While on the Mount Sinai network, register here with your Mount Sinai email.
2. Download and install app.
3. Login to the app with your username and password to get full text access.

Complete Anatomy

Popular

A 3D anatomy platform with over 13,000 interactive structures and a living, beating, dissectible human heart.

Access Note:For access instructions to Complete Anatomy login to the E-Resources Special Directions page.. You must have a Mount Sinai email address to use this mobile app. Remote/Off-site users will need to connect to VPN to access activation instructions.

Google Scholar

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Google Scholar enables you to search for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts, and technical reports from broad areas of research. Use it to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.

Note: Identify papers that cite an article of interest in by following its "Cited by" link. Please read How to Connect to Full Text in Google Scholar for access information.

Journal of Visualized Experiments

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Popular

Alternate Name(s): JoVE

JoVE creates the ultimate solutions for advancing research and science education by making and publishing videos of scientific experiments from the top laboratories around the globe. The library provides access to collections in Behavior, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Cancer Research, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Immunology and Infection, Medicine and Neuroscience. Sign up with your institutional email address to create an account for access.

Lexicomp Online

Popular

An integrated search platform for multiple drug databases including the Mount Sinai Formulary and Lexi-Drugs. Includes a drug interaction and compatibility tool as well as pricing information.

Mobile App Access Instructions
For mobile app activation instructions, login to the E-Resources Special Directions page.

MEDLINE (Ovid)

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MEDLINE provides citations and abstracts for the journal literature of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the preclinical sciences. Articles are indexed using National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). MEDLINE contains citations published in Index Medicus, and corresponds in part to the International Nursing Index and the Index to Dental Literature.

Psychiatry Online

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PsychiatryOnline is an integrated collection of psychiatric resources from American Psychiatric Publishing including: reference works, e-books, journals, news articles, self-assessment tools, PDA downloads, and more.

You can pair your mobile device with Psychiatry Online to download core ebooks and ejournals from the APA including the DSM-5 on your smartphone. Mobile Access Guide PsychiatryOnline

PubMed

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PubMed comprises more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

UpToDate

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Alternate Name(s): Up To Date

UpToDate is a clinical information resource that aims to synthesize the latest research evidence with best practices in order to provide detailed recommendations. Register for an account or simply begin searching using the search bar at the top.

App activation instructions:
1. From Mount Sinai's network go to the UpToDate search page and click the register option in the upper right corner.
2. Register for a personal account. Choose whatever username/password you want - does not need to be your Mount Sinai credentials.
3. Download the UTD app from the App Store and login using your personal account username/password.
4. Every few months you'll need to authenticate yourself as an active Mount Sinai user. To do this, just login to UpToDate from a computer on Mount Sinai's network.