Searching the Medical Literature

Earn 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ with the Core EM Modular CME Course. 12 curated EM modules with audio-first learning plus quizzes and downloadable resources. Start here: https://www.highmarksce.com/nyumc/Pla... -- In this MESS Mini, we break down how to search the medical literature efficiently, whether you are trying to answer a point-of-care clinical question or building a more comprehensive search for a talk, guideline, or research project.  What you will learn: • The 4 core skills of evidence-based medicine and where the literature search fits • How to turn a clinical problem into an answerable question (PICO, plus when to add study design and database) • Databases vs search engines (Medline vs PubMed, and where Ovid fits) • How MeSH headings work and why they matter • PubMed Clinical Queries as a fast, practical starting point • Why searching only Medline can miss relevant studies (and when to add Embase) • When Cochrane can get you to the answer faster • Why partnering with a medical librarian is often the highest-yield first step for a new project If you have a clinical question you want us to use as a sample search, drop it in the comments. #EmergencyMedicine #EBM #MedicalEducation #ResearchMethods #LiteratureSearch #PubMed #Cochrane #Medline #Embase