Macdonald-Kelce Library: PAM Physician Assistant Medicine: Introduction to PAM Resources

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AccessMedicine
From McGraw-Hill Medical is an online medical resource that provides a wide spectrum of knowledge. AccessMedicine provides a variety of resources needed to excel in basic science studies; helps advanced practice nursing students and physician assistant students with instant access to videos, self-assessment, and leading medical textbooks that facilitate decision-making at the point-of-care.
BoardVitals
A comprehensive, board-style tool to help prepare for NCLEX licensing (RNs), PANCE certification exams (PAs), and specialty tests for Nurse Practitioners.

First Time Users must create an account using their UTampa email address while physically on campus at https://www.boardvitals.com/users/sign_up

If you are a first-time user and are having difficulty signing up then email the library at library@ut.edu. If you had a previous university BV account, then also include your former email address.
ClincalKey Student

ClinicalKey provides standardized medical knowledge across your organization to promote consistent, evidence-based practices. Prepare for Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE). (Must create a free student account to track your progress.)

User Profiles: Users are required to create a personal profile to access any content on the site. A personal profile also enables users to use Bookshelf (with highlighting, note-making, and bookmarking functionality), share notes/highlighting, and export notes to OneNote.
LWW Health Library: PA Core Education
Contains required textbooks and multimedia assets — for use in medical, pharmacy, and other health sciences programs.

This portal includes hundreds of cases, each with a brief description for use in case or problem-based learning, as well as multimedia such as videos, animations, and quiz banks compatible with iOS devices for uninterrupted viewing.
UpToDate
Health care professionals access to current clinical information and professional reviews for diagnosing, managing and treating patients.
Login into library account to sign up and to revalidate UpToDate every 90 days.

More help for UpToDate

Research Guides of Interest

The guides listed below are among the guides specific to the majors and minors offered at UTampa. In addition to databases, internet sites, journal and book searches, there are links to videos, tutorials, social media and job information. The list of links in these guides should be helpful in finding useful information.

Allied Health
by Jeanne Vince - University of Tampa Last Updated Sep 2, 2025 79 views this year
Nursing Resources
by Alisha Miles - University of Tampa Last Updated Sep 12, 2025 1346 views this year

Spartan Article Search

Spartan Articles Search

Journal Title Search (Example: Chronicle of Higher Education or JAMA)