Research Guides: Physician Assistant Studies: Home

e-Resources

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Biomedical database from the U.S. National Library of Medicine containing millions of citations from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Look for the Clinical Queries option on PubMed's homepage to help you in finding clinical studies.
AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
Access to more than 75 medical textbooks and handbooks, along with study guides and supplementary materials.
CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature This link opens in a new window
Index to journals in nursing, medical technology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and other allied heath disciplines. Also includes a selection of pharmacy and pharmacology titles.
Merck Manual - Professional Version (via STAT!Ref) This link opens in a new window
• General medical reference book for health care professionals.
• Companion website available free online at: www.merckmanuals.com/professional
MedAbbrev This link opens in a new window
Dictionary of medical abbreviations. Based on "Medical Abbreviations: 32,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communication and Safety, 15th ed." by Dr. Neil M. Davis. Contains "over 37,000 possible meanings for the acronyms, symbols, abbreviations, and slang terms listed."

Medical eBooks

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment This link opens in a new window
Primary care and internal medicine topics, updated annually. Included in AccessMedicine.
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine This link opens in a new window
Classic internal medicine textbook. Included in both AccessMedicine and AccessPharmacy.
STAT!Ref This link opens in a new window
The following medical and pharmaceutical texts are available in STAT!Ref:
• AAFP Conditions A to Z
• AHFS Drug Information
• Merck Manual
• Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases
• Stedman's Medical Dictionary

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5-TR
Online. Also print copy at Griffith Library Circulation Desk. This is the standard reference for clinical practice in the mental health field.

Search Google Scholar

Google Scholar is Google’s tool for searching scholarly literature.

Search using the link below. In your search results, look for the Find Full Text SJU link next to individual results and click it to access full text via our e-resource subscriptions. (The link should only appear next to items available in our collection.)

Important Note: Google Scholar's search results are not exhaustive, so do not assume that you have found "everything" on your topic via Scholar. It is just one tool to employ in your searches.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google's search for scholarly articles. Search for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports in all disciplines. Linked to SJU holdings.

Featured Books from Our Collection

Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S. Bickley; Peter G. Szilagyi; Richard M. Hoffman; Rainier P. Soriano
Call Number: Griffith Library Circulation Desk - Reserves WB 205 B583 2021
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking is designed for medical, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and other students who are learning to interview patients, perform their physical examination, and apply clinical reasoning and shared decision making to their assessment and plan, based on a sound understanding of clinical evidence.
Physician Assistant: a Guide to Clinical Practice (2018) by Ruth Ballweg; Darwin L. Brown; Daniel T. Vetrosky; Tamara S. Ritsema
Call Number: University City Library
Ethics and Professionalism: A Guide for the Physician Assistant
Call Number: Griffith Library
A case-based ethics text designed specifically for PAs.
Physician Assistant Exam for Dummies (2013) by Barry Schoenborn; Richard Snyder
Offers test-taking strategies for passing both the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) and the Physician Assistant National Recertifying Exam (PANRE). It also offers information on becoming a certified Physician Assistant (PA) and the potential positions within this in-demand career field.

Your Professional Organizations

American Academy of Physician Assistants
Publisher of Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA). To check library holdings of JAAPA, visit Our Journal List/e-Book List (under Quick Links) and search for "JAAPA" via the Journal tab.
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
"Established in 1975, NCCPA is the only certifying organization for physician assistants in the United States. All U.S. states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories have decided to rely on NCCPA certification as one of the criteria for licensure or regulation of physician assistants. More than 97,000 physician assistants have been certified by NCCPA since 1975, and approximately 85,000 are certified today."
Pennsylvania Society of Physician Associates
Their mission is to advocate, educate, connect and empower PAs across Pennsylvania.