The medicine and humanities collection has moved from the reading room into a new space. The collection contains works drawn from humanities literature. This collection provides medical students and staff with the opportunity to study non-medical works chosen to enrich the study and practice of medical care. Titles include;   Pat Barker – “The regeneration […]

Would you like to find out more about social media in your role as a researcher developer but don’t know where to start? Do you worry that engaging with social media might lead to information overload, privacy issues and the blurring of your private and professional life? Do you want to know a little bit […]

Issue 66 – October 2014 Help to shape the Eyes on Evidence publication by participating in a short online survey on your use and views of the bulletin. Long-acting injectable paliperidone compared with haloperidol for maintenance treatment of schizophrenia A US randomised controlled trial in adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder reports that the long-acting […]

Not sure how to find an Ebook?  Do you wonder how to download an Ebook to your smart device? Are there an Ebooks available in my area of medicine???  For answers to these and other Ebook questions and demonstrations on how to use Ebooks on smart devices, come along to the drop-in session next week.  […]

Need course books? Visit the medical library book sale in the reception area of the library. Prices inside book front cover.

BrowZine is a new tablet application (iOS & Android) where you can browse, read and follow thousands of scholarly journals available to you thanks to the University’s subscriptions or on open access.  All in a format optimized for your iPad or Android tablet. • Browse titles by subject to easily find journals of interest • […]

Systematic review proving a challenge? Pubmed not giving you the papers you are sure should be available? References and papers getting out of control?   If you’re a postgraduate at Cambridge University training and support is available at scheduled sessions, and on a one-to-one basis. Times and dates for the scheduled sessions are available here – login with RAVEN […]

So the first week of the clinical course comes to an end – what are some top tips for our new students? Try these for size….. What’s up doc? The essential guide to studying medicine at university – The Independent The Sepsis Six “Oscar Caught A FLU”- Survive Sepsis Anaesthesia for the medical student – TraumaGasDoc blog ‘appy […]

Today’s the first day of the new clinical course – 161 bright young things, just 3 years away from becoming doctors. Welcome!

This month in Eyes on Evidence : Prognosis of common mental health disorders in young people A prospective, longitudinal cohort study in Australia suggests that depression and anxiety in young adults frequently begin in adolescence. Mental health disorders in adolescents may persist into young adulthood, although a proportion of cases (especially those of brief duration) can […]