News, Medical Students, UConn School of Medicine: Dan Henderson wins the 2009 Next Top Doc Award

Congratulations to Dan Henderson, third year medical student at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, who was the national finalist in the first “Reach MD’s Next Top Doc” competition, held Aug 17 2009 in Washington, DC.  Mr. Henderson competed with a group of medical students from across the U.S. in this quiz show-style contest, [...]

News, Students and the Class of 2013: The Mindset List from Beloit College

Welcome, Class of 2013 ! As we in the library begin to see the newest groups of medical, dental and doctoral students arriving at UCHC, it may be beneficial and educational to read the 11th edition of the Mindset List, published in August 2009, by administrators from Beloit College, at this link: http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2013.php Here’s a [...]

The Friday Post #36: Bad Clowns, Doggies and a Music Video

It is my blogo-versary (two years, 3 weeks of blogging, folks – send a comment, please), it’s the depths of summer, the students are on vacation, so let’s take poetic license to post whatever is at hand.  Here they are: A friend of mine is terrified of clowns in all forms. If you read the [...]

Online Search Tools: Stump the Librarian? Maybe Not

Scientists: do you lay awake at night, thinking up how to Stump a Librarian with your latest inscrutable search queries? Recently I had a reference question about a patient with NASH, and I thought:  “Uh…  Nash…. a stubby car produced by American Motors Corporation in the 1960′s? Nash, as in gnashing your teeth?  Nash, as [...]