Clinical Rotations Guide

First Aid Forward is an interactive online study platform for RVU community members preparing for the USMLE Step 1 examinations. The Library's subscription to First Aid Forward empowers our community to customize their approach to studying by quizzing themselves on core subjects featured in the Step 1 examinations. 

First Aid Forward - Step 2 offers the same high-yield content students have come to find in McGraw Hill's First Aid book series but with continually updated material, advanced note-taking, audio reading & search capabilities, and subject-level quizzing & performance tracking. Packed with over 1,000 + high-yield facts, 250+ clinical algorithms, 1000+ active learning questions, and mnemonics organized systematically, this interactive platform encompasses vital clinical knowledge across all fields of medicine that you are required to understand.

PA Rotations & Specialties provides Interactive online access to over 35 textbooks that cover RVU's core rotations, plus general reference and exam preparation. Access included chapter PDFs, real-life case studies, and online quizzes.

DynaMed provides evidence-based content written by a world-class team of physicians who synthesize the evidence and provide objective analysis to help clinicians in their daily practice.

UpToDate provides RVU's community members access to clinical overviews, drug monographs and interactions, graphics, calculators, and clinical decision-making pathways. Watch our short video overviews to learn how to take advantage of the most popular features in UpToDate. 

VisualDx is a diagnostic clinical decision support system designed to enhance diagnostic accuracy, aid therapeutic decisions, and improve patient safety.

Bates’ Visual Guide delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the (Advanced) Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine course. The site features more than 8 hours of video content.

ClinicalKey is a clinical search engine that delivers point-of-care resources to clinicians, simplifying the retrieval process and providing immediate access to relevant medical information.

The BMJ Case Reports database is the single largest online collection of multi-disciplinary, peer reviewed cases in the world. There are over fifteen thousand articles, from seventy countries, covering research and clinically important information.

The New England Journal of Medicine is published weekly and is one of the world's most prestigious peer-reviewed journals. This database includes interactive quizzes, case reports, and emerging research.