Family Medicine Resources: Keeping Current

Electronic resources for the Department of Family Medicine.

Other Current Awareness Tools

NEJM Journal Watch
Free summaries of recent research and news updates for over 10 specialties.
Journal TOC
Freely available collection of journal TOC with email alert service.
MedPage Today
Free source of medical news and highlights of current research by practice area, with registration. Offers email alerts and app.
Medscape
Free source of medical news, categorized by practice area. Offers summaries for over 20 specialties.
Evidence Updates
From McMaster University and DynaMed Plus

BrowZine Mobile Apps
Available for iOS, Android, and Kindle devices. BrowZine works by organizing the articles found in Open Access and subscription databases, uniting them into complete journals, then arranging these journals on a common newsstand. The result is an easy and familiar way to browse, read and monitor scholarly journals across the disciplines.
1. Download the app.
2. When prompted, select "University of Iowa" from the list.
3. Log in with your HawkID and password and you're ready to use the app.
4. When you try to add a journal to My Bookshelf for the first time, you’ll be prompted to create a BrowZine account to log in. Having a BrowZine account will allow seamless synchronization of My Bookshelf across all devices and the web version.
BrowZine Web
BrowZine works by organizing the articles found in Open Access and subscription databases, uniting them into complete journals, then arranging these journals on a common newsstand. The result is an easy and familiar way to browse, read and monitor scholarly journals across the disciplines.

UpToDate: What's New
UptoDate, a point of care tool designed to summarize best practice and evidence, offers the "What's New" feature for over 20 specialties.