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MSGC Resources

Chromosome Abnormalities and Genetic Counseling by R. J. M McKinlay Gardner; Grant R. Sutherland; Lisa G. Shaffer
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9780195375336
Publication Date: 2011-11-11
Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Cancer Care and Prevention by Marc S. Micozzi
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9780826103055
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics by Dean Harris
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9781567936377
Publication Date: 2014-04-01
Counseling the Culturally Diverse by Derald Wing Sue; David Sue
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9781119084303
Publication Date: 2015-12-14
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2025 by Maxine A. Papadakis; Michael W. Rabow; Kenneth R. McQuaid; Monica Gandhi
Call Number: Call Number: Access Medicine: Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9781266266232
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
The #1 annual guide in adult internal medicine. Each year CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment (CMDT) undergoes extensive revision to deliver new clinical developments in every field of adult internal medicine--making it the most popular annual textbook of its kind. For more than six decades, CMDT has been disseminating authoritative information that students, residents, and clinicians need to build their medical knowledge, expertise, and confidence. Written by top experts in their fields, chapters are formatted so you can find the most relevant diagnostic tools for day-to-day practice.
Early Pregnancy by Roy G. Farquharson (Editor); Mary D. Stephenson (Editor)
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9780521517089
Publication Date: 2010-09-09
Embryo and Fetal Pathology by Enid Gilbert-Barness; Susan Guidi (Contribution by); John M. Opitz (Foreword by); Mark Williams (Contribution by); Diane Debich-Spicer; Kathy B. Porter (Contribution by)
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9780521825290
Publication Date: 2004-05-31
Genetic Counseling Practice by Bonnie S. LeRoy (Editor); Patricia M. Veach (Editor); Nancy P. Callanan (Editor)
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9781119529859
Publication Date: 2023-10-02
Genetic Counseling Research: a Practical Guide by Ian MacFarlane; Patricia McCarthy Veach; Bonnie LeRoy
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9780199359097
Publication Date: 2014-06-24
Genetic Disorders and the Fetus by Aubrey Milunsky; Jeff M. Milunsky
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Simultaneous Users
ISBN: 9781118981528
Publication Date: 2015-11-09
A Guide to Genetic Counseling by Wendy R. Uhlmann (Editor); Jane L. Schuette (Editor); Beverly M. Yashar (Editor)
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Users
ISBN: 9780470179659
Publication Date: 2009-08-11
Harper's Practical Genetic Counselling by Angus Clarke
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9780367371906
Publication Date: 2019-10-23
Health Insurance by Michael Morrisey
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9781567936094
Publication Date: 2013-11-01
Integrative Pediatrics by Timothy Culbert; Karen Olness
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Simultaneous Users
The Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History by Robin L. Bennett
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9780470040720
Publication Date: 2010-03-08
Psychosocial Genetic Counseling by Jon Weil
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9780195120660
Publication Date: 2000-09-07
Surgical Care of Major Newborn Malformations by Stephen E. Dolgin
Call Number: ProQuest Ebook Central - Unlimited Sim Users
ISBN: 9789814322300
Publication Date: 2012-06-02

Biochemical Genetics
Biochemical Genetics focuses on the biochemical principles underlying genome structure, expression, and evolution across all life forms.
Full Text 02/01/2005 to present (with a 12 Month delay)
*Full text delay due to publisher restrictions ("embargo")
BMC Genetics
BMC Genomic Data, previously known as BMC Genetics, is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that welcomes submissions that describe genomic and genetic research data, report new analyses of genomic data and introduce community databases.
Full Text 01/01/2000 to present.
BMC Medical Genomics
BMC Medical Genomics (previously BMC Medical Genetics) is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of functional genetics and genomics, genome structure, genome-scale population genetics, epigenetics and epigenomics, proteomics, systems analysis, and pharmacogenomics in relation to human health and disease.
Full Text 2009 - present
Case Reports in Genetics
Case Reports in Genetics publishes case reports and case series focusing on diseases caused by hereditary predisposition or genetic variation in individuals and families.
Full Text 01/01/2012 to present
Genetics
Genetics is published by the Genetics Society of America. The journal publishes empirical studies of organisms ranging from microbes to humans, as well as theoretical work.
Full Text 01/01/2007 to present (with a 12 Month delay)
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Human Genetics
Human Genetics is a leading international journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in all areas of human genetics. The journal aims to advance our understanding of the genetic basis of human traits, diseases, and their interactions with the environment, as well as the implications of genetic research for clinical practice and public health.
Full Text 01/01/2000 to present (with a 12 Month delay)
*Full text delay due to publisher restrictions ("embargo")
Investigative Genetics
No longer in publication.
Full Text 01/01/2010 to 03/17/2016
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Focuses on the critical questions and problems that arise at the interface between rapidly advancing technical developments and the concerns of individuals at genetic risk.
Full Text 08/01/2009 to present (with a 12 Month delay).
Full text delay due to publisher restrictions ("embargo").
Journal of Human Genetics
The Journal of Human Genetics is an international journal publishing articles on human genetics, including medical genetics and human genome analysis. It covers all aspects of human genetics, including molecular genetics, clinical genetics, behavioral genetics, immunogenetics, pharmacogenomics, population genetics, functional genomics, epigenetics, genetic counseling and gene therapy.
Full Text 01/01/1998 to 10/01/2015
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, and perspectives on a wide range of topics related to molecular genetics and genomics at the organismal or cellular level. Any hypothesis-driven approach to the study of genes and genomes is considered, be it experimental, theoretical or synthetic
Full Text 03/01/2005 to present (with a 12 Month delay)
*Full text delay due to publisher restrictions ("embargo")
Nature Genetics
Nature Genetics publishes the very highest quality research in genetics. It encompasses genetic and functional genomic studies on human and plant traits and on other model organisms. Current emphasis is on the genetic basis for common and complex diseases and on the functional mechanism, architecture and evolution of gene networks, studied by experimental perturbation.
Full Text 06/01/1998 to 11/01/2015
Nature Reviews Genetics
To an extent, all life scientists are geneticists because genetic technology and the accumulation of genomic information have enriched all of biology. You may or may not call yourself a geneticist, but if you work on or with genes you need to know about the latest developments.
Full Text 06/01/1998 to 11/01/2015
PLoS Genetics
PLOS Genetics publishes human studies, as well as research on model organisms—from mice and flies, to plants and bacteria. Our emphasis is on studies of broad interest that provide significant insight into a biological process or processes. Topics include (but are not limited to) gene discovery and function, population genetics, genome projects, comparative and functional genomics, medical genetics, disease biology, evolution, gene expression, complex traits, chromosome biology, and epigenetics.
Full Text 07/01/2005 to present

DISCOVERY Search This link opens in a new window
Very broad, "google-like" search engine. LRC recommends as student's first research stop! Searches multiple reputable databases for journal articles, books, e-books, and more.
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Select "Book Details" and "Explore This Book" to access the Netter Presenter and content. For clinical professionals or students who are learning anatomy, participating in a dissection lab, sharing anatomy knowledge with patients, or refreshing their anatomy knowledge. Illustrations emphasize anatomic relationships that are most important to the clinician in training and practice.
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Database offers head-to-toe and systems physical exam videos with an emphasis on clinical accuracy and patient care.
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Designed for academic institutions, this database is a leading resource for scholarly research. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books, and more.
CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window
CINAHL is an index of journal articles related to allied health, nursing, biomedicine and healthcare. It includes research tools, evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons, and broad support care focus.
ClinicalTrials.gov This link opens in a new window
ClinicalTrials.gov has been developed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health through its National Library of Medicine, to provide current information about public and private clinical research studies.
Cochrane Methodology Register This link opens in a new window
The Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR) is a database of studies relevant to the methods of systematic reviews of healthcare and social interventions. The register includes journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, conference abstracts and reports of ongoing methodological research. Relevant records are identified by the UK Cochrane Centre through handsearching and sources including MEDLINE. -Publisher
DynaMed This link opens in a new window
Clinical reference tool primarily intended for point-of-care (POC) use. With clinically-organized summaries for more than 3,200 conditions, pharmaceuticals, and related topics.
MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new window
This authoritative database provides full text, cover-to-cover indexing for journals indexed in MEDLINE. These top journals cover a wide range of subjects within the biomedical and health fields containing information needed by doctors, nurses, health professionals and researchers engaged in clinical care, public health and health policy development.
Ovid This link opens in a new window
Large database of scientific and medical research. The LRC licenses full-text journals through OVID. Such as Academic Medicine, Neurology, Spine, Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
"PubMed comprises more than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites." -Website
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Database of scientific and medical research. It hosts over 12 million pieces of content from 3,500 academic journals and 34,000 e-books.

ACMG Policy Statments
Policy statements from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
ACMG Technical Standards for Clinical Genetics Laboratories
"The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Technical Standards for Clinical Genetics Laboratories are developed primarily as an educational resource for Clinical Laboratory Geneticists, to assist them in providing accurate and reliable genetic testing consistent with currently available technologies and procedures in the areas of Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics, Clinical Biochemical Genetics, and Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics."
NSGC Code of Ethics
"The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) is the leading voice, authority and advocate for the genetic counseling profession. Through this code of ethics, the NSGC affirms the ethical responsibilities of its members. NSGC members are expected to be aware of the ethical implications of their professional actions and work to uphold and adhere to the guidelines and principles set forth in this code."
NSGC Practice Guidelines
"The NSGC Practice Guidelines Committee works with authors to produce Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines through an established guideline process."

National Society of Genetic Counselors
The National Society of Genetic Counselors advances the various roles of genetic counselors in health care by fostering education, research, and public policy to ensure the availability of quality genetic services.

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