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Medical Education Research Resources: Library Databases & Subject-Specific Resources

Provides information and resources related to medical educational research.

Subject-Specific Databases

  • PubMed
    • Premier biomedical database, from the National Library of Medicine
  • SCOPUS
    • A collection of abstracts and citations for peer-reviewed literature in the scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences. 
  • PsycInfo
    • American Psychological Association (APA) collection devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology, and others.

Other Related Databases

  • Academic Search Complete
    • Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database which includes information about business, finance, law, management, military science, gender studies, international studies, and more.
  • Business Source Complete
    • Scholarly business database which provides a collection of bibliographic and full-text content. This resource contains active, peer-reviewed, business-related journals with coverage that includes indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals dating back to 1886.
  • Professional Development Collection
    • Specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians, and education researchers. 

Other Resources

Medical Education Journals

Education Databases/Resources

  • Best Evidence Medical and Health Professional Education (BEME)
    • provides scientifically grounded educational research to enable teachers and administrators to make informed decisions about evidence-based education initiatives; contains BEME reviews (which are published in Medical Teacher) and BEME podcasts
    • BEME Guides
  • ERIC (Educational Resouces Information Center)
    • Includes annotated bibliographic records–citations, abstracts, and other pertinent data, including journal articles, books, research syntheses, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, and other education-related materials.
  • Higher Education Abstracts
    • Compilation of abstracts of journal articles, conference papers, research reports, and books pertaining to college students, faculty, administrators, and related topics in higher education.
  • MedEdPortal
    • Repository of peer-reviewed teaching materials, including presentation materials, lesson plans, and assessment resources
  • MERLOT
    • Curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools led by international community of educators, learners, and researchers.
    • MERLOT Pedagogy Community Portal - resources include: teaching strategies, information on learners and learning, course instructional design, teaching challenges, and assessment

Education E-Books

Conducting Research in Health Professions Education: From Idea to Publication

This eBook provides over 40 one-page primers exploring every stage of health professions education research.