M1s and M2s: it’s a whole new academic year, a fresh start. Maybe you’re resolving to embark on that ambitious new study schedule. The library has some resources to help you stick to your new-academic-year resolutions. Before—or in addition to—shelling out for q-bank subscriptions to study for Step 1 (looking at you, Boards&Beyond, UWorld, et al), zhuzh up your study strategy with these q-banks you can access for free through the library.
Board Vitals
- Requires a free individual account
- Format similar to UWorld
- Access USMLE-style questions and comprehensive explanations
- Apple and Android mobile app available
MedOne Adaptive Learner: Step 1
- Requires a free individual account
- Compatible with mobile devices
- Access thousands of questions divided by 11 USMLE disciplines
- Designed to help identify misconceptions and gaps in knowledge based on user data and metacognitive prompts that ask users to rate how well they know material
- One USMLE Step 1 Practice Test included
LWW Health Library
- Requires a free individual account
- Quizzes based on textbook content organized by the following subjects: Anatomy, Bedside diagnosis, Behavioral science, Biochemistry, Embryology, Epidemiology, Human genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Neuroanatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology
First Aid eBook Collection
Our q-banks require authenticating as a Tufts user in addition to setting up a free individual account. If you have trouble getting started, we’re happy to help!
Post contributed by Christina Heinrich
JumboCash and printing operations will be offline from 10am August 14 until 4pm August 15, 2023.
During this time you will not be able to add money to JumboCash or print using JumboCash at Library printers.
We apologize for the interruption and inconvenience. Please check https://www.jumbocash.net/ for updates, or inquire at the Library Service Desk or use AskUs.
Please join us in welcoming our new Collections Assistant, Megan Uberti! She is an MIT grad who brings with her a number of years of experience as an engineer in the biotech industry. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and collecting postcards. She will be splitting her time between the library offices and the Library Service Desk, so she will be working on all fronts to help you connect with the resources you need!
We want to officially welcome all of our new Dental students! We enjoyed meeting you during your orientation last week and look forward to helping you throughout your years here at Tufts. If last week passed by in a blur, we’d like to remind you that the library has quiet places for studying (and naps), collaboration space, and you are welcome to eat and drink while you are here (we even have microwaves you can use).
- Have a question? Drop by the Service Desk on the 4th floor and chat to the librarian on call.
- Want more extended one-on-one help? Schedule an appointment with the dental librarian, Hannah Ellingson
- Speaking of Hannah, be sure to bookmark the Dental Resources she’s put together for TUSDM. It includes goodies like information on Board and Licensure Exam study resources, how to find Materials Research, and tips on conducting excellent EBD searches.
- Forget your charger and your phone’s about to die? Check one out at the Service Desk. For that matter, check out a laptop, a VGI cable, model teeth, real skulls, and more!
We wish you nothing but success here at Tufts and everyone at the library looks forward to getting to know you better!
“Library in the Medical and Dental School Building”, 1907. From the Tufts Digital Library: http://hdl.handle.net/10427/38004
A big welcome to the TUSM class of 2027 from all of us here at Hirsh Library! We can’t wait to meet you at library orientation today, July 25th, where you’ll get the chance to learn more about the library and all the resources that are available to you. (We’ve had a few renovations since the photo above was taken in 1907). We’re also looking forward to seeing you at PBL Library Skills Workshops on August 21st!
Your pre-clerkship liaison librarian is Christina Heinrich, so don’t hesitate to contact her if you have any questions or need any library help! You can also stop by the Library Service Desk on the 4th floor of MedEd to talk to one of our staff members, or Ask Us by email, chat, phone, or text–we’re always happy to help!
Finding yourself with a lot of extra time this summer? Really looking forward to seeing a movie, but want to read the book first? Feeling like getting some reading in before your Oppenheimer/Barbie double feature?
Come on by the Leisure Lounge and check out our suggestions from recent adaptations to old favorites! You can find the leisure lounge on the fourth floor near the printers, with tons of comfy couches for resting on.
image by petrasolajova on pixabay
Some suggestions from us:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (for a throwback)
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (a repeat, we know, but we love her for a reason!)
Howards End by E.M. Forster (for those who love period pieces)
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (you may know it as A Man Called Otto, featuring Tom Hanks)
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (for people who always wanted an adult combo of Twilight and Harry Potter)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (another Greta Gerwig creation)
Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice (get started on the Anne Rice extended universe)
Wicked by Gregory Maguire (coming next year, but we can get excited about it now)
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien (whether you liked the old movies or the new show)
The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer (starring Boston area native Ben Affleck)
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (coming later in 2023 and starring Halle Bailey of Little Mermaid fame)
Suggestions? Recommendations? Just let us know.
Happy reading/streaming/movie-going!
image source: https://pixabay.com/photo-905562/
Hello and welcome to all the new residents starting this summer! We are looking forward to meeting you and helping you with any research questions or information needs that you might have. Stop by the Library Service Desk on the 4th floor of the Medical Education building to check out materials, get help finding resources, or just to say hello!
Need remote help? Just Ask Us by email, chat, phone, or text!
A quick reminder about library access: at library orientation, you were given a temporary access number, but keep your eyes on your inbox for instructions on setting up your Tufts account and username. That will be your permanent way of accessing library resources from off-campus.
Have additional questions about setting up your Tufts username and password? Contact Tufts Technology Services at 617-627-3376 or at it@tufts.edu and they will be able to assist you.
Hi everyone!
Hope everyone is having a fantastic (albeit humid) beginning to summer. All of us over here at Hirsh are writing to wish you a safe and fun Fourth of July weekend, with a reminder that over the weekend and on 7/3 we will be open normal hours but will be closed on the day itself, 7/4, so all of us can go out and enjoy the (hopefully nice) weather. We will reopen with our normal hours on Wednesday. If you’re looking for something fun to do on the day itself, check out this article on where to see fireworks and more.
We wish everyone a fun and safe day! Don’t forget sunscreen!
image from pixabay
Today, we share bittersweet news: our Associate Director, Debbie Berlanstein, will be retiring on June 30th. Debbie held the position of Head of Information Services (now our Research & Instruction department) from June 2005 to September 2006, before being welcomed back with open arms as Associate Director in February 2012.
In her tenure as Associate Director, Debbie has fostered a warm and collaborative daily working environment. A champion of new ideas, she has encouraged both our librarians and support staff to pursue professional development opportunities and to participate in our broader library and health sciences communities. She has also sought to create a similar open and engaging environment for our patrons. She always looked for ways to improve the environment for those using the library, and has overseen several major library renovations and large scale furniture purchases.
She will be missed a great deal, but we are excited for her to enjoy the next phase of her life, which we hope is filled with lots of travel, time with family, and British detective shows.
Frederick Douglass famously asked “What, to the American Slave, is your 4th of July?” Many see the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 as the official end of slavery. However, it took nearly two and a half years for word to travel around the country; enslaved people in Texas did not learn of their freedom until June 19th, 1865, when the Union Army arrived to issue the order. Though many Black Americans have celebrated Juneteenth annually since then, it is just now starting to be recognized as an official public holiday, becoming federally-recognized in 2021.
In honor of Juneteenth, Hirsh Health Sciences Library will be closed on Monday, June 19, 2023. We reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, June 20th. Additionally, Tufts will be holding space for remembrance and reflection at a Juneteenth Observance Ceremony on Wednesday, June 21st from 12 – 1:30pm, featuring Dr. Nyle Fort, Assistant Professor of African America and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University. Whether attending in-person in Medford or streaming virtually, please RSVP online by Wednesday, June 14th.
RSVP to the event at https://tinyurl.com/y3ne5p9j
Even if you’re unable to attend the event, the Tufts Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Office has put together a Resource Guide and a Reading List. Additionally, we encourage you to spend some time reading about the history of Juneteenth from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., learning why Juneteeth is important from the staff of the National Museum of African American History & Culture, and listening to NPR Code Switch’s podcast about Juneteenth food and its deeper meanings.
You can also celebrate Juneteenth at one of the many events around Boston. Embrace Boston is hosting a free Juneteenth Block Party at Roxbury Community College on Friday, June 16th. On Saturday, June 17th, Hyde Park’s second annual Juneteenth Joy Celebration will feature performances, dances, a local Black vendor fair, food, and fun. On Juneteenth, enjoy performances and art-making at the MFA for free, or see the Boston Juneteenth Parade march through Roxbury before visiting the National Center of Afro-American Artists.
Juneteenth Buggy 1908 via Houston Public Library Digital Archives
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