Guides: Pathology Residency: Evidence-Based & Core Resources

Evidence-Based Point of Care

Evidence-based resources to inform clinical decision making

Essential Evidence Plus This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based, point-of-care clinical decision support system that gives you access to over 13,000 topics, guidelines, abstracts, and summaries

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
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Consists of the latest, up-to-date full-text of all reviews and protocols prepared by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international review group dedicated to preparing and maintaining evidenced-based materials on clinical topics.

Databases to find articles and systematic reviews

PubMed Clinical Queries
Results are limited to specific clinical research areas. Filters are available for Clinical Study (developed by Haynes RB, et al), Systematic Reviews, and Medical Genetics.
TRIP (Turning Research into Practice) Database
The TRIP Database is a meta-search engine that searches across 61 EBM sites of high-quality medical information, including online journals such as the BMJ, JAMA, NEJM.
STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts
Register for an account in STAT!Ref and set up Evidence Alerts. This value-added system provides e-mail delivery and access to evidence-based information from current research of over 130 premier clinical journals.
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The STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts system works with McMaster PLUS delivering pre-rated EBM alerts that are qualified, then rated for clinical relevance and newsworthiness by a panel of practicing physicians. Categories include Medicine, Nursing and Rehab.