Rural Health: Clinical Tools

ClinicalKey is a peer reviewed, evidence based point-of-care clinical information service for physicians and healthcare professionals. It provides a unique combination of electronic books, medical journals, First Consult, Procedures Consult, practice guidelines, clinical trials, MEDLINE, and abstracts from PubMed. Does not include captions or transcripts.

Note: ClinicalKey policy states that no more than 50% of book content (or 1/2 total chapters) may be downloaded and stored in a 24-hour period or the user will be locked out and administrator notified

DynaMed is an evidence-based information resource used by physicians around the world to answer clinical questions quickly and easily. DynaMed includes thousands of topics covering emergency medicine, cardiology, oncology, infectious diseases, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology and much more.

Note: if you get an error message, close the browser and try accessing the site again.

Current answers to clinical medicine questions at the point of care. Can be downloaded to a hand-held device.

Note: to have your email address added to the daily POEMs mailing list, contact your librarian.

UpToDate is an online, peer-reviewed clinical decision support tool with topic reviews covering symptoms, tests and diagnosis, and treatment options for over 8,500 conditions.

Note: UpToDate will extend the reverification of individual account to 180 days effective 3/25/2020.


Note: In order to maintain uninterrupted on campus or remote/mobile access to UpToDate, you must verify your continued affiliation with UIC by logging in to your UpToDate account on campus or via remote VPN once every 90 days.