Health Sciences Library
The Health Sciences Library consistently strives to provide information services of the highest quality to Iowa Methodist, Iowa Lutheran and Blank Children's Hospital. Information provided by the library supports patient care; management decision-making; research; and the education of residents, medical staff members, employees and students.

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Electronic Educational Resources
Residents have free on-line access to the many resources of the University of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences.  This includes electronic access to many general medicine and specialty medicine textbooks, full-text access to a large number of national and international medical journals, and access to an impressive number of valuable evidence-based medicine (EBM) resources.  Available EBM resources include: ACP PIER, Clinical Evidence, the Cochrane Library, DynaMed, Essential Evidence Plus, MD Consult, PubMed, and the TRIP Database.  There is also access to a variety of databases that can be downloaded free to PDA and smart phone devices for point-of-care use.

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Research
Uniquely positioned to offer expertise and support in clinical trials and investigator-initiated research. Research/Iowa Health - Des Moines fosters translational and clinical research into the causes, prevention and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health.

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