OBGYN Resident Toolkit

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Alerts & Tables of Contents (TOCs)

Alerts

Best Bet for Keeping Current: Topic Alerts

Topic alerts allow you to build a search, save it, and receive regular updates on the topic. You can search broadly or narrowly depending on your specialty and interest. You determine the search parameters + exactly how often you receive email alerts.

This strategy works very well if you are doing research, writing, or exploring a particular topic.

Your medical reference librarians are ready to help you create a search alert, library@inova.org or 703-776-3357.

Evidence Updates

Create article alerts customized by your specialty and interests within your specialty. Articles are reviewed by experts in your field & rated by clinical impact and newsworthiness. Created by the BMJ and McMaster University. Registration is free.

eTOCs

• Subscribe to electronic tables of contents (eTOC) of your specialty journals (and maybe the journal heavyweights like NEJM, JAMA, etc).

It's free, and you get an email every time a new issue is published.  This strategy is great for general awareness and keeping up with your colleagues.

Use this form to sign up for eTOC's of your favorite journals. We can recommend journals too!

Podcasts & Feeds

Many journals also offer podcasts & RSS feeds
These feeds often cover subtopics (e.g., geriatric-focused articles published in JAMA), recent news, and other happenings related to the journal.

• NEJM Emails, Podcasts, and Feeds