Congratulations

Once again, NYCOM is honoring its class of 2005 by hosting its 25th annual hooding ceremony, in Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in Manhattan on May 23, 2005. We congratulate each one of our graduates and wish them the very best.

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We are pleased to announce the library's subscription to Exam Master - USMLE and Medical Specialty Board Exam.

Exam Master provides:

» Test preparation and subject review for USMLE Step 1 (9000+ questions), USMLE Step 2 (5000+ questions), and USMLE Step 3 (3000+ questions)

» Easy access from any authorized Internet connection

» USMLE data organized according to NBME USMLE examination guidelines

» Medical Subject outlines for targeted learning

» Timed test and study modes

» The look and the feel of the board exams

» Detailed test results and examination history for each user

EXAM MASTER requires individuals to first register. The username and password are required, because the system maintains personal test score information and examination and study history for each user. What are you waiting for? To give it a try, simply go to the NYCOM Medical Databases and scroll down to the EXAM MASTER.

Did you know..

The National Library of Medicine has recently launched Asian American Health http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov , an information portal, that address issues affecting the health and well-being of the over 11 million Asian Americans in the United States, including Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian and Pakistani, and Vietnamese populations.

This Web resource, is designed to increase public awareness of the health concerns of these important minority groups, who are major contributors to our society's economy, innovation, and vibrancy. Links are provided to an assortment of documents, web sites, databases, and other resources.

PubMed Updates

A new link called "Special Queries" was added to PubMed's blue sidebar (under PubMed Services) on April 29, 2005.

Like the Clinical Queries link that takes you to a page providing specialized PubMed searches for clinicians, the Special Queries link provides access to a directory of topic-specific PubMed queries.
For more information go to the Special Queries at PubMed.