If you have watched the news during the past year, you’ve likely heard about mRNA vaccines. You may even have had a more personal connection to mRNA vaccines. If you received either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, you received an mRNA vaccine! Perhaps you heard that GW served as a clinical trial site for the Moderna mRNA vaccine, and may have volunteered for the clinical trial.
How do these vaccines work? Traditional vaccines trigger immune responses in the body through injecting “a weakened or inactivated germ into our bodies” (CDC, 2021). mRNA vaccines work differently. Messenger RNA, or mRNA, is a type of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that uses information in cells to create a blueprint for protein production within the body (NLM, NIH, HHS, 2021). mRNA vaccines introduce “a piece of mRNA that corresponds to a viral protein, usually a piece of a protein found on the virus’s outer membrane” (NLM, NIH, HHS, 2021). Your body uses this mRNA as a recipe, and cells start to make this viral protein. “As part of a normal immune response, the immune system recognizes that the protein is foreign and produces specialized proteins called antibodies” (NLM, NIH, HHS, 2021). These antibodies protect against infection “by recognizing individual viruses or pathogens, attaching to them, and marking the pathogens for destruction” (NLM, NIH, HHS, 2021).
The surface of the COVID-19 virus (Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) is covered in “spike proteins,” a glycoprotein that helps the virus enter a host cell by binding to a receptor on the surface of a host cell and fusing the viral and host cell membranes together. mRNA COVID-19 vaccines teach the body how to make this spike protein, (CDC, 2021). Once vaccinated, your body begins to recognize this spike protein as an intruder and begins to produce antibodies to fight off these spike proteins. Once you have these antibodies, they will be able to identify these spike proteins should you be exposed to the COVID-19 virus (Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2). If you do have a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 exposure, these antibodies will quickly identify the spike proteins surrounding the virus, attach themselves to these spike proteins, and destroy the COVID-19 virus before it is able to cause serious illness (NLM, NIH, HHS, 2021).
The following video produced by the Mayo Clinic provides a straightforward overview of how mRNA vaccines work against COVID-19:
Many people believe that mRNA vaccines can alter their DNA. However, this is not possible through mRNA vaccines. Once the mRNA has delivered the instructions of how to make the protein to your cells, the mRNA is broken down fairly quickly and “it never enters the nucleus of your cells, where your DNA is kept” (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2021). Since the mRNA never interacts with your DNA, your DNA will not be altered in any way from an mRNA vaccine.
While mRNA vaccines may seem new, they have actually been researched for decades. The first report of a successful mRNA vaccine was reported in 1990 in animals (Pardi et al., 2018). mRNA vaccines have distinct benefits over traditional vaccines. Among these benefits are safety and production. Because the vaccine does not contain the virus itself, there is no risk for infection. Production of mRNA vaccines have the “potential for rapid inexpensive and scalable manufacturing”(Pardi et al., 2018), as has been demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic. For a more in-depth scientific review of pre-COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, Pardi, Hogan, Porter, and Weissman’s review article titled mRNA Vaccines - A New Era in Vaccinology provides an excellent overview of mRNA vaccines.
Mayo Clinic. (2021, February 8). Mayo Clinic Insights: How mRNA Vaccines Work . Mayo Clinic YouTube Channel. https://youtu.be/RvR_yf_haqQ
Pardi, N., Hogan, M. J., Porter, F. W., & Weissman, D. (2018). mRNA vaccines-a new era in vaccinology. Nature Reviews. Drug Discovery, 17(4), 261–279. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2017.243
Himmelfarb Library provides access to more than 125 databases, 6,400 e-books, and 4,800 journals - all of which are available electronically through Himmelfarb’s website. We understand that finding and accessing the full-text to this content can sometimes feel overwhelming. But have no fear, this post will point you to some tools that can help streamline accessing full-text content.
LibKey Nomad & Browzine
LibKey Nomad works with multiple resources including PubMed, publisher sites, Scopus, Web of Science and others to immediately deliver a full-text PDF when available. If a full-text PDF is not available, LibKey Nomad will provide you with Himmelfarb full-text and document delivery options.
To use LibKey Nomad, download LibKey Nomad from the Chrome Web Store page. If you prefer a different browser, you can download the extension for Firefox or Edge. (A Safari extension is current being developed, but is not yet available). After installing the browser extension, choose “George Washington University - Himmelfarb Library” as your institution, and you’re all set!
LibKey Nomad streamlines the process of getting full-text articles by making it possible to get the articles directly from the publisher’s website. Once you have the LibKey Nomad browser extension installed, you no longer need to go to Himmelfarb’s website, log-in, search our collections, and be linked to full-text content. LibKey Nomad integrates full-text access directly from where you find the article! If you have questions about using LibKey Nomad, contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu).
Browzine is another resource that can help you access full-text content. Browzine enables you to build a bookshelf of your favorite journals from Himmelfarb Library’s holdings. Users are alerted when new articles and issues are available, and read and save full-text content. To download the Browzine app, head over to the Himmelfarb App Shelf.
GW VPN
If you prefer to access content by going directly through Himmelfarb’s website, you can still access full-text content directly through our website quickly and easily. We strongly recommend connecting through the GW VPN if you are accessing our resources from off-campus. Using the VPN allows your computer to function as though it is on the GW campus, and therefore ensures seamless, integrated access to all of Himmelfarb’s electronic resources without additional logins.
You need to have a GW NetID in order to use the VPN. If you have not already done so, you can obtain your GW NetID from the GW Help Desk Account Center. Instructions for downloading the GW VPN can be found on Himmelfarb’s Off-Campus Access page.
Himmelfarb Website Access
When accessing full-text content directly from Himmelfarb’s website, you can search our catalog using the search box on our homepage, search our databases, or go directly to an individual journal. When searching our catalog, you will be able to tell if the full-text of the item is available online by looking for the “Available Online” link shown in the screenshot below.
If the item is a book, clicking on this link will open the book and you can locate the chapter or section of the book you would like to read from there. For journal articles, you may see several access options including a “Download PDF” link and a “View Issue Contents” link if you are using LibKey Nomad, and an “Available Online” link (see screenshot below).
If you have the LibKey Nomad browser extension installed, clicking on the “Download PDF” link will open a PDF copy of the full-text of the article that you can read or download to your device. Clicking on the “Available Online” option will open the catalog record and you will see the available options for viewing this article, as seen in the screenshot below.
Simply click on the option you wish to view, and the full-text of the article will open. Clicking on the “Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals” link from the above example, brought up the following page:
From here, click on the “View PDF” button in the top left corner of the page to download the full-text PDF, or scroll down the page to view the full-text of the article on your web browser. It’s important to note that each publisher may place their PDF download link in a different location on their pages, so you may need to scan the page to find this option depending on the publisher.
For books, we often have access to both a physical copy and an electronic copy of the book. In these cases, you will see that the item is available in Himmelfarb’s book stacks (located in the basement level) with a call number that will help you locate the item on the shelf, as well the “Available Online” link mentioned above. To access the full-text online, simply click the “Available Online” link.
Locating and finding full-text access to Himmelfarb’s electronic resources is seamless and easy with tools like LibKey Nomad, the GW VPN, and the Himmelfarb website! Should you experience any problems accessing our resources, refer to our Access Issues guide that provides some troubleshooting tips that provide solutions for some of the most common access problems. You can also reach out to us at himmsubs@gwu.edu for help.
It’s official - the results of the 2021 Faculty Journal Survey are here! Himmelfarb Library would like to thank all faculty members who took time to participate in this year’s survey! Your feedback will help improve our resources and services to better serve you in the coming years.
Of the 122 respondents, 94% expressed satisfaction with Himmelfarb’s resources and services! While we are thrilled with this overwhelmingly positive feedback, we recognize that there is always room for improvement. Survey results indicate that opportunities for improvement exist related to VPN education, Interlibrary Loan and Documents2Go education and usability, journal ease of use, expansion of our journal collection, and increased promotion of underutilized services and resources.
In an effort to remain accountable to communities who have been negatively impacted by past and present medical injustices, the staff at Himmelfarb Library is committed to the work of maintaining an anti-discriminatory practice. We will uplift and highlight diverse stories throughout the year, and not shy away from difficult conversations necessary for health sciences education. To help fulfill this mission, today's blog post celebrates International Non-Binary Day!
July 14th is International Non-Binary Day! The first International Non-Binary Day took place in 2012 (Angulo, 2019). The date falls between International Women’s Day and International Men’s Day, making it an appropriate date on which to raise awareness of people who do not identify exclusively as man or woman. So what is non-binary?
Non-binary refers to anyone whose gender identity isn’t categorized as female or male. While some non-binary people identify as both a man and a woman, others don’t identify with either of these gender categories (HRC Staff, 2020). While some non-binary people identify as transgender, many do not. “Non-binary identities are varied and can include people who identify with some aspects of binary identities, while others reject them entirely” (Stonewall Staff, 2006). Simply put, being non-binary is as unique and individual as the people who identify as non-binary.
We can all be an ally to non-binary people. Some of the simplest things you can do to be inclusive involve being aware of how the language you use can have a positive impact on everyone, regardless of gender identity. Including your pronouns when you introduce yourself, in your email signatures and social media profiles can be a great starting point. When you introduce yourself, saying “Hi, my name is Jane and I use she/her pronouns” can be an easy way for other people to safely introduce their pronouns. This not only lets the person know that you are interested in using their correct pronouns, but also makes it easy for them to communicate their preferences to you if they wish. You may also consider using gender neutral language when you are addressing a group by replacing “ladies and gentleman” with “folks” or “everyone.” When mentioning relationships, consider using gender neutral terms such as parents (instead of father/mother), children (instead of sons/daughters), siblings (instead of brothers/sisters), or partner (instead of husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend).
From a medical and health perspective, non-binary people often experience health disparities resulting from their non-binary identities. One qualitative study published in 2020 in the Journal of Sex Research “explored the unique ways that non-binary adolescents experience minority stress and how it influences their mental health and well-being” (Johnson et al., 2020). Identity invalidation (the refusal to accept someone’s identity as “real” or “true”) was experienced during interpersonal relationships, within the LGBTQ communitity, on an institutional level in school environments, and through a lack of representation in the media (Johnson et al., 2020). The data collected from this study suggests that “identity invalidation has deleterious effects on mental health and contributes to mental health disparities facing non-binary adolescents” (Johnson et al. 2020).
A study published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved in 2018 examined interactions between transgender and gender non-binary individuals and their health care providers and identified characteristics of positive and negative interactions. Characteristics of positive clinician-patient interactions included: the correct use of names and pronouns; use of gender neutral language when referencing relationships, anatomy, and procedures; clinician knowledge of and experience with transgender and non-binary health; and treatment of identity disclosure as routine (Baldwin et al., 2018). Characteristics of negative clinician-patient interactions included: misgendering; lack of information and experience with transgender and non-binary patients (which often led to irrelevant questions stemming from clinician curiosity); and transphobia that led to a denial of care or a referral to another provider - another form of denial of care (Baldwin et al., 2018). This study concluded that formal medical education and training programs need to provide education and experience related to gender diverse patients. “Adjusting patient intake protocol and forms at the system-level to incorporate gender-neutral terminology and facilitate the use of preferred names and pronouns” was all supported by this study (Baldwin et al, 2018).
As we celebrate International Non-Binary Day this year, take some time to explore resources such as SMHS’s LGBTQIA+ Community Support page, and GW student groups such as GW Out for Health or Transgender and Non-Binary Students of GWU. One of the best ways to celebrate International Non-Binary Day is through education and learning more about the non-binary experience. The following video is a great starting point - take a look and learn what it’s like to be non-binary.
Baldwin, A., Dodge, B., Schick, V. R., Light, B., Scharrs, P. W., Herbenick, D., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2018). Transgender and Genderqueer Individuals’ Experiences with Health Care Providers: What’s Working, What’s Not, and Where Do We Go from Here? Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 29(4), 1300–1318. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2018.0097
Johnson, K. C., LeBlanc, A. J., Deardorff, J., & Bockting, W. O. (2020). Invalidation Experiences Among Non-Binary Adolescents. The Journal of Sex Research, 57(2), 222–233. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1608422
In an effort to remain accountable to communities who have been negatively impacted by past and present medical injustices, the staff at Himmelfarb Library is committed to the work of maintaining an anti-discriminatory practice. We will uplift and highlight diverse stories throughout the year, and not shy away from difficult conversations necessary for health sciences education. To help fulfill this mission, today's blog post features Dr. Lawrence “Bopper” Deyton, MSPH, MD.
Lawrence “Bopper” Deyton has been inspiring School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) students since March 2013 when he returned to SMHS after 31 years of government service at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health and Human Services Office of the Surgeon General, and stints serving the Assistant Secretary of Health and as a Congressional Aide.
Deyton had an influential experience 46 years ago that “made me realize that massive education of the health and public health community needed to happen” (Roeder, 2019). The experience took place during a visit to the Harvard medical campus’ student health clinic for a sore throat while he was pursuing his Master in Public Health degree at Harvard. The physician who saw him for this complaint offered him a referral to a psychiatrist. After a moment's confusion, Deyton realized that the referral had nothing to do with his sore throat. “It was about me being gay” (Roeder, 2019). Having disclosed his sexual orientation on an intake form alongside answers to routine medical questions, he didn’t think it would be a barrier to obtaining medical care.
Rather than accept this experience as just the way life is, Deyton has been working to be a positive influence for change within health care his entire career. In his current role as Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Public Health and Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy at SMHS, Deyton has been instrumental in creating the “Patients, Populations, and Systems” course which integrates concepts of public health, population health, health policy, advocacy and social responsibility with the clinical coursework in an effort to create “clinician citizens.” Deyton says “We want [students] to understand social determinants of health and to take up the mantle of their own social responsibilities when they leave here, and how what they learn here at GW can be used to effect positive social change” (Dvorak, 2018).
“Bopper,” a childhood nickname he has gone by his entire life and his first spoken word, had already been developing a deep sense of social responsibility as an undergraduate student. While pursuing his bachelor’s degree at the University of Kansas in the early 1970’s, Deyton remembers seeing a “Gay is good - Stonewall” poster and making the connection that “there was something out there that would allow me to integrate my sexuality with something that was positive” (Andriote, 1999). By the time he was pursuing his Master of Science in Public Health degree at Harvard, Deyton was doing exactly that. Even before his visit to the doctor about his sore throat, he had already become active in the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) LGBTQ Caucus, which was formed to help “tackle stigma in health care” (Roeder, 2019).
After moving to Washington, D.C. to work as a health policy analyst, Deyton began volunteering with a group of of LGBT health professionals to provide services to gay men from a church basement (Roeder, 2019). In 1978, he co-founded what is now Whitman-Walker Health as “a health clinic for gay men and lesbians before AIDS redefined everything and the clinic became a hub for HIV treatment” (Sullivan, 2011). Deyton eventually left his health policy analyst job to attend medical school at GW in 1981.
While in medical school, Deyton found a copy of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) dated June 5, 1981 that described cases of a “rare pneumonia among young, previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles” in his student mailbox (Roeder, 2019). While reading this report on what would eventually be known as HIV/AIDS, Deyton recalls “my heart sank. I knew something awful was happening to my community” (Roeder, 2019). HIV/AIDS became personal for Deyton. He still keeps a blue address book with the names of personal and professional contacts from this time. Roughly a third, about 50 people, in this contact book died (Roeder, 2019). “It’s a totem of remembrance and survival. I’ll never throw it out” Deyton says (Roeder, 2019).
While completing his residency at the University of Southern California Los Angeles County Medical Center, Deyton applied for a competitive position at the NIH. He almost didn’t make it to his interview due to a blizzard that slammed the East Coast the day before his interview. After catching the first available flight and renting a limo to drive him because no taxis were available due to the storm, Deyton arrived to an empty NIH building, “save for a building security guard and one man who didn’t believe in snowstorms shutting down the government” (GW SMHS, 2017). This is how his friendship with Dr. Anthony Fauci began.
As Dr. Fauci recalled during Deyton’s installation as the Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy at SMHS, “the guard almost didn’t let him in, but he insisted, pleading with the guard - and this is a true story - he knew how compulsive I am and that I would be there and went up to the seventh floor, knocked on the door...I opened the door, and there began a 30-year relationship” (GW SMHS, 2017). Deyton got the NIH position. At the NIH, he played a crucial role in HIV/AIDS research during the early years of the 1990s epidemic, helping to lead more than 200 NIH-funded clinical trials on HIV therapeutics (Partnership for Public Service, 2021). He oversaw “clinical research on the development and approval of antiretroviral drugs and treatment strategies, including the first trials of combination therapies, the cornerstone of current HIV treatments” (GW SMHS, 2017).
During the course of this research, Deyton helped recruit thousands of HIV/AIDS patients into clinical trials that had “previously been excluded, such as African Americans, drug users, and those with little or no access to health care” (Partnership for Public Service, 2021). At a time when activists such as ACT UP were demanding to be active participants in HIV/AIDS research, Deyton developed the first NIH-funded community-based research program that “included front-line providers in places like LGBT health clinics, homeless shelters, and IV drug use programs'' (Roeder, 2019). “I cannot say how cutting-edge his approach was at the time,” said Margaret Hamburg, FDA Commissioner who nominated Deyton for a Samuel J. Heyman Service of America Medal (Deyton was a finalist for this prestigious award). “It brought research to communities that needed it. He understood the disconnect between patients and research, and he found a new way to do testing and develop products” (Partnership for Public Service, 2021).
By 1996, HIV/AIDS research had started to produce positive results. Deyton recalls being part of a Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) meeting in which the results of a double-blind NIH-funded study investigating if adding a third drug to suppress HIV would be more effective and extend survival. The unblinded results showed that the regimen was working! “It was one of the most powerful moments in my life. I remember sitting in the DSMB meeting and I started to cry, and I wasn’t the only one. People were living” (Roeder, 2019).
Deyton eventually left the NIH for a position at the US Department of Veterans Affairs as the director of HIV/AIDS treatment programs. At the time, the VA was the largest care provider for HIV-infected patients in the US (Sullivan, 2011). He became the Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer for the VA, overseeing all public health programs for the national VA health care system. Deyton then transitioned to the FDA, where he served as the first Director of the Center for Tobacco Products. In this role, he oversaw implementation and enforcement of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act which, for the first time, gave FDA public health regulatory authority over tobacco products in the US.
Now, as the Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Public Health and the Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy at GW SMHS, Deyton continues his legacy of creating positive change within healthcare. With SMHS’s strong commitment to social responsibility, it’s a great place for Deyton to do just that! In addition to his innovative Patients, Populations, and Systems course curriculum mentioned earlier, Deyton has been outspoken about influencing change in accrediting bodies within healthcare. Accrediting bodies “want to change...but they don’t know how” Deyton says in the video below.
“...I think the way we can help them do the right thing, is to learn from ACT UP, and learn from the gay rights movement, and learn from the women’s movement, and learn from the civil rights movement. Sometimes leaders just have to stand up, and take a stand, and march, and occupy... If we really believe [in] what we want to do, we have to stop wringing our hands, and take to the streets, and go tell our professional bodies what we need them to do.”
(UNM Health Sciences, 2015)
Deyton’s goal for the GW SMHS’ innovative Clinical Public Health curriculum and programs is to prepare GW students to not just be great clinicians at the bedside but also to recognize, speak up and act on those factors outside of the hospital and clinic that will improve their patients’ health. Deyton believes clinicians must use their experience and their voices to improve community health. A guiding theme in Deyton’s life, and one that he has shared with his students, has been to “Just speak. Say who you are and what you want to do, and don’t worry about what anybody else thinks” (Roeder, 2019). It’s no wonder that Deyton has been an inspiration to so many students and colleagues at SMHS!
George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. (2017, June 5). Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy Installation [Image of Dr. Lawrence “Bopper” Deyton and Dr. Anthony Fauci]. [Photo Album]. GWSMHS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pg/GWSMHS/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1458177520888127
Himmelfarb Library would like to extend the warmest of welcomes to all of our new users! Regardless of whether you are a new resident, fellow, physician assistant, or a new student, we are excited that you are here and are looking forward to serving you during this next chapter of your medical or health sciences training! In an effort to help get you started on the right foot, we’d like to share some ways Himmelfarb can help make your experience a positive one.
Resources for Residents & Fellows:
If you are a new resident or fellow, Himmelfarb has resources to help you navigate this new role. Check out our Residents and Fellows Guide for information about accessing Himmelfarb resources from the GW Hospital and other off-campus locations. This guide also provides links to popular clinical resources such as DynaMed, ClinicalKey, Lexicomp, and PubMed. You’ll also find a link to our App Shelf where you can download apps to selected resources on your smartphone or tablet. Links to specific program resources, and MFA training resources are also available. For additional information about GW University and GW Hospital wireless access, accessing your GW email, and GW Hospital clinical systems, visit the Wireless Access and Clinical Systems Guide.
Himmelfarb also provides access to NEJM Resident 360. Create your free personal account using your @gwu.edu email address. Once you’ve created your account, access the resource via the library or go directly to NEJM Resident 360 to access interactive cases, videos, rotation prep, clinical pearls, morning reports, and more!
Research Help Made Easy!
We’d like all of our new users to know that getting research help is easy! Our reference librarians are available to answer your questions in-person or remotely. Use our Ask a Librarian service right from your computer and you’ll be connected to our real reference and research staff. For more information about getting reference and research help, check out Our New Normal page.
Himmelfarb’s Resources are Available from Anywhere!
Himmelfarb’s 100+ databases, 4,800+ journals, and 6,400+ ebooks are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from anywhere! Install the LibKey Nomad Google Chrome browser extension for seamless access to full-text articles available through Himmelfarb. After installing the extension, choose ‘George Washington University - Himmelfarb Library’ as your institution, and you’ll be ready to quickly download full-text articles! When accessing our resources remotely, we recommend using the GW VPN. For directions on how to install the GW VPN, visit Himmelfarb’s off-campus access page.
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We’re looking forward to serving you! Welcome to the GW community!
Do you login to PubMed via NCBI to use MyNCBI to save searches and alerts, or SciENcv to create and maintain an NIH Biosketch, or MyBibliography to save citations? In January, 2021 the NIH released a Technical Bulletin informing PubMed users that NCBI-managed account credentials are going away, and after June 1, 2021 users should sign into NCBI via PubMed using a federated account such as your NetID, eRA Commons, or ORCiD account login credentials.
Watch this short video by Himmelfarb Librarian Paul Levett that explains how to link an NCBI account with federated account credentials.
As you may have already heard, Himmelfarb Library wants your feedback about our journal collection! Our 2021 Faculty Journals Survey is now open! The survey will be open until Monday, May 17, 2021 - so time is running out to give us your feedback.
Take 10-minutes and let us know what you think about our journal collection. Your feedback will help us understand the perceived value of our journal collection, identify faculty publishing preferences and journal usage habits, and to prioritize potential journal titles to add to the collection in the future!
We’ll use your anonymous responses to make decisions about the future of our journal subscriptions and to ensure that our journal collection meets the research and teaching needs of SMHS, GWSPH, and SON faculty.
If you have questions, please contact Ruth Bueter (rbueter@gwu.edu). We look forward to hearing your feedback!
Do you enjoy journal club discussions, but wish there was a way to make them more interesting? Ever wish you could have the information in those articles presented a more interactive and interesting manner? Do you want practice and examples assessing the strengths and weaknesses of published studies? The LWW Health Library’s Journal Club could be just the thing for you!
Himmelfarb Library provides access to LWW Health Library. The LWW Health Library aims to make texts and references more engaging, and that’s just what they’ve done with the journal club portion of the resource! The journal club feature can be found in the menu bar at the top of the page.
The journal club is organized into easy to navigate modules based on the evaluation method published in Studying a study & testing a test reading evidence-based health research by GW's Dr. Richard Riegelman. Each module focuses on an abstract or a full-length article. Modules include access to the full article discussed in the module.
Each module walks you through the article’s key points in a concise manner while presenting the information in a visually appealing, easy to read and comprehend format.
For a more engaging version of your typical journal club, check out the LWW Health Library’s Journal Club feature today!
Every few years, Himmelfarb Library reaches out to SMHS, GWSPH, and SON faculty members and asks them to complete a short survey about our journal collection. It’s that time again! Our 2021 Faculty Journal Survey is now available and waiting for you to provide valuable feedback.
By completing this short 10-minute survey, you can help us:
Determine the perceived value of of our journal collection
Identify faculty publishing preferences and journal usage habits
Prioritize potential titles to add to the collection in future years
We’ll use your anonymous responses to make decisions about our journal subscriptions and to ensure that our journal collection meets the research and teaching needs of SMHS, GWSPH, and SON faculty.
