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Course Description

MEDLINE and Beyond will introduce you to practical techniques for improving your search skills related to looking for trustworthy medical, nursing and health care information online.  How to use concepts such as the reference interview to shape your approach to a web search will be covered.  We will explore different ways to craft a MEDLINE search using the free website PubMed.  Other free data-rich sites posted by government agencies, professional societies and other reliable sources will be explored.  How to evaluate the quality and authoritativeness of medical journals and health care websites will also be covered.  Homework will consist of hands-on research assignments that will culminate in the opportunity to create a writing sample at the conclusion of this short course.

Online self-paced”: Refers to course start and end dates. “Online fixed date” Refers to synchronous session schedule fully available under “Section Notes”

Notes

 NOTES: Members of select professional associations are eligible for tuition discounts. 

Instructors

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Section Title
MEDLINE and Beyond: Medical Research Databases
Type
Online, self-paced
Dates
Nov 10, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025
Type
Online, fixed date
Days
Th
Time
7:00PM to 8:30PM
Dates
Nov 13, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
9.0
Location
  • Online
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $1,490.00
Instructors
Section Notes

Synchronous sessions are conducted on Thursdays from 7 - 8:30 p.m. CST.
Specific dates: November 13, 20, December 4, 11, 18.

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