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Course Description

MEDLINE and Beyond will introduce you to practical techniques for improving your search skills related to finding trustworthy medical, nursing, and healthcare 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 healthcare 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

Members of select professional associations are eligible for tuition discounts.

View the Medical Writing and Editing Training Certificate.

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Section Title
MEDLINE and Beyond: Medical Research Databases
Type
Online, self-paced
Dates
Mar 16, 2026 to Apr 15, 2026
Type
Online, fixed date
Days
W
Time
7:00PM to 8:30PM
Dates
Mar 18, 2026 to Apr 15, 2026
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
7.5
Location
  • Online
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $1,490.00
Instructors

Section Notes

Synchronous sessions are conducted on Wednesdays from 7 - 8:30 p.m. CDT.
Specific dates: March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15.

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