Shiffman Medical Library
McGraw-Hill's AcessMedicine
Table of Contents
- Authentication
- Requirements
- Download instructions
- Download USMLE-based customized reading topics
- Download board-review customized reading topics
- Supporting Materials
- Contact Us
Shiffman Mobile Device Library:
AccessMedicine and AccessSurgery provides access to more than 50 complete reference books including Harrison's Online, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2008, HURST'S The Heart, Goodman & Gilman's PHARMACOLOGY, Williams Obstetrics, Schwartz's Principles of Surgery and more. You can save and download topics and images from any of those books to your mobile device.
Some AccessMedicine books can help you study for USMLE Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 exams. Using the self assessment tool provided by USMLE Easy.com, you can practice exam questions, view answers and explanations, and download reference book sections based on the USMLE questions to your mobile device for further study.
You can also prepare and do board review tests on a variety of surgery topics.Test materials are derived from "Schwartz's Principles of Surgery: Self-Assessment and Board Review" and "Surgery Review Illustrated".
This resource is only available to WSU affiliate.
To access and download the topic(s) or images from the book(s) onto your mobile device, you need to:
- Use your SoM email credentials or WSU AccessID and password for remote access/downloading
- A browser that can read html file or viewing images (e.g. IE for PocketPC and Blazer for Palm)
- Create a personal account for image downloading, USMLE exams, and board review test
- Select and save the book topic(s) or images
- Upload file(s) to your mobile device
All
images you select for downloads will be listed under your personal account you create
the first time accessing AccessMedicine or AccessSurgery. Your "My AccessMedicine" or "My AccessSurgery page stores all of
your images for view or Mobile Device downloads, reading list, recent searches, etc. You login to "My AccessMedicine" to do USMLE step 1, step2 and step 3 tests or to "My AccessSurgery" to do board review test on surgery.
- A
WindowsOS computer
with an Internet connection
-
Desktop to mobile device synchronisation software, e.g. ActiveSync 3.5 or above for Pocket PC or
Palm Desktop for PalmOS
- A Pocket PC, Palm, BlackBerry, Window Mobile Smartphone
School of Medicine students, faculty and staff:
All School of Medicine (SoM) users are strongly recommended to use SoM Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access library resources remotely. It facilitates access to WSU resources from the Detroit Medical Center facilities and any other non-WSU remote location (e.g. at home) with any Web browser and Internet connection.
- Go to: http://vpn.med.wayne.edu
- Enter the same login ID (e.g. zsmith) and password you use for your SOM e-mail account
- Then add Shiffman Medical Library bookmark on your VPN website
- Click "+" on the "Web Bookmarks" bar
- Enter WSU Shiffman Medical Library in the Bookmark Name box and http://www.lib.wayne.edu/shiffman in the "URL" box
- Click "Add Bookmark" button
- Now click the WSU Shiffman Medical Library link to access any library electronic resources (e.g. e-journals, e-books, databases, clinical tools, etc.)
Until you sign out you will be recognized by the university network - without the need for additional passwords. If you are a SoM affiliate and do not have an e-mail account, go to http://accounts.med.wayne.edu to obtain these credentials.
University Employees:
University employees can use the identical service by pointing your browser to: http://vpn.wayne.edu and using the WSU Access ID/PipelineID (e.g. ab1234) and its password for access. If you require assistance on locating your AccessID and password, please visit WSU C&IT website http://computing.wayne.edu/accessid/aboutaccessid.php for instructions.
University Students (Non-School of Medicine)
University students can access library resources remotely by using the library system's EZproxy server. Always start your search for library resources from the Shiffman Medical Library web page. (Do NOT use WSU Pipeline to access library resources). When attempting to access a resource that requires WSU authentication, a screen pops up and asks for a user ID and password. Enter your WSU AccessID/Pipeline ID and password to validate entry. Then click the "Submit" button which directly links you to a database or other restricted resource. If this does not work for you, you may consider using WSU's proxy Server to access library resources limited to WSU users instead. Go to C&IT site for instructions on how to setup your web browser for WSU proxy server.
You need to use Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher to save and download AccessMedicine or AccessSurgery content to your Mobile Device. You only need to create one free account (i.e. either "My AccessMedicine" or "My AccessSurgery") in order to download images or do USMLE or board review tests. You do not need to create an account if you just want to download a section of book chapter to your Mobile Device from either AccessMedicine or AccessSurgery.
Create a personal account to access and manage your saved images, customized reading list, recent searches, bookmarks, and board review test. The customized reading list that is drawn from AccessMedicine or AccessSurgery book sections is based on questions you may have missed for your USMLEasy exam or board review test.
- Open your web browser and go to AccessMedicine http://proxy.lib.wayne.edu/login?url=http://www.accessmedicine.com/
Note: If you access this site remotely (e.g. from DMC or home), please read authentication for details.
- Click the tab "My AccessMedicine" and then click the link “Sign up for a FREE personal account” to sign up for a FREE personal account. Fill in the form and click "Save" button to create a personal account. Please uncheck the box if you do not want to receive email alerts.
- Now you can access and manage your saved images, reading list, recent searches, and board review test questions.
Download topic(s) or images
- On the AccessMedicine or AccessSurgery home page, select a book you want to read and then click the links to locate and select the section topic(s) or images you wish to download.
- To download text, you simply 1) click the link "Download for PDA" on the toolbar; 2) save the file(s) to your computer; 3) synchronize the file(s) to your Mobile Device; and 3) then read it by tapping the file on your mobile device. These files are readable on any mobile device that can view HTML files.
- To download images to your Mobile Device, you simply 1) click the link ìAdd to My Saved Imagesî; 2) log in to your AccessMedicine or My AccessSurgery account; 3) view and select the image(s) you like to download; 4) click the button "Download the Selected Images" and then sync the images to your mobile device to view on the way to go.
Download
USMLE-based customized reading topics to your mobile device
There
are 3000+ sample questions with answers and explanations for
USMLE Step 1 (1500 Questions), Step 2 (1500 Questions) and Step 3 (300 Questions). You can practice test questions using your
desktop PC and then download relevant book sections that may help
you study those questions you missed.
- Click "My AccessMedicine" on the toolbar of home page. A screen will pop up that will require you to log into your AccessMedicine account.
- After login, click the link "LANGE Self-Assessment Tool" on the home page.
- You will then see a screen which lists USMLEasy Step 1 (Lite), USMLEasy Step 2 (Lite), and USMLEasy Step 3 (Lite) under the “Enrollment” section. Click a link “USMLEasy Step 1 (Lite)”, “USMLEasy Step 2 (Lite)”, or “USMLEasy Step 3 (Lite)” link and follow the instructions on the screen to practice your exams.
- You can select either practice or test mode and exam criteria by checking the radio box on the screen. Then click “OK” to start the exam questions.
- After you finish all the exam questions, click the “Save and Exit" button on the right upper cornner to view your score.
- In addition to your score, you can click “View a customized reading list” from AccessMedicine. The list that is drawn from AccessMedicine book sections is based on questions you may have missed.
- After browsing and selecting the topics you wish to download, click the "Save for PDA" link on the toolbar and save the file(s) to your computer. Synchronize the files to your mobile device. Now you can read those topics anytime you like using your mobile device!
Download board-review-based customized reading topics to your mobile device
There are about 3000 sample questions with answers and explanations for board review test on surgery. You can practice test questions using your
desktop PC and then download relevant book sections that may help
you study those questions you missed. You can also email you the questions with answers and explanation.
- Click "My AccessSurgery" on the toolbar of home page. A screen will pop up that will require you to log into your AccessSurgey account.
- After login, click the link "Schwartz's Principles of Surgery: Self-Assessment and Board Review" listed under TEXTBOOKS.
- Select a topic and practice your exams. After finishing the practice, you can directly email all the questions with answers and explanations, or go to the relevant book sections that may help you study those questions you missed. You can save and download those sections to your mobile device to read later.
For further assistance regarding downloading, installing, or accessing this application, please contact us by an email or call the Information Station at 313-577-1094. We can also provide individual consultation to assist with the download and installation process.
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Last edited: 04/24/08