MGH Guides: Physician Assistant Studies: Physician Assistant Studies

PA Journals

Links to our subscriptions to popular journals of interest to PA students.

Find all of the library's subscriptions on our A to Z List.

When you have a topic and want to find articles, try searching one of these online databases.

PubMed@MGH This link opens in a new window
An alternative to Medline that largely contains the same content, but is a bit easier for beginners to search. Need help with searching?
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
Elsevier's source for books, journals, videos, images, guidelines, drug monographs, and more, all related to clinical care.
Mobile App Available
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - EBM Reviews This link opens in a new window
The premier source for systematic reviews on a wide range of medical topics. Completely full-text.
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature is one of the most important resources for nursing and allied health literature. It contains a combination of both scholarly research articles as well as articles from trade publications.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The premier database for psychological, behavioral, and developmental topics.
Ovid MEDLINE (General Login -- Requires only your MGH/Partners login) This link opens in a new window
The premier health literature database from the National Library of Medicine.

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