Handheld Accessible Programs
- AccessMedicine
To access the
mobile version of the site, you must create a personal profile name and
password from your regular desktop or laptop computer at
My
AccessMedicine. Once complete, go to the AccessMedicine mobile site ( http://m.accessmedicine.com) and simply
login using your new personal profile name and password.
- Clinical
Trials.gov
The U.S. National
Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed
ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the
public current information about clinical research studies.
- DIRLINE - Directory of Health
Organizations
Searchable
directory of organizations and other resources in health and biomedicine.
- EBSCOhost
(via GALILEO)
Click on
"Databases" to select Alt Healthwatch, HealthSource: Nursing/Academic, MEDLINE,
PsycARTICLES, and the Sociological Collection.
- EBM Tool Kit
Includes an EBM
Glossary, formulatig a PICO question, a PubMed Quick Reference, and how to
evaluate a variety of article types. Formated for handhelds as well as web.
- Epocrates RX
Online
Drug monographs and
formulary information, including dosing, contraindications, interactions, and
adverse reactions.
- Google
Mobile App
Speak your queries
in English, Mandarin, or Japanese. Tap suggested queries or local businesses
that appear as you type. Search your phone's email. Search Google Maps, Images,
News, and Shopping. Search your phone's contacts. Quickly navigate to other
Google services, such as Maps and Gmail.
- Mobile
MedlinePlus
From the National
Library of Medicine. Includes health topic summaries, news, images,
encyclopedia articles, and drug information. Content available in English and
Spanish.
- PubMed for Handhelds
Search PubMed with
screens designed for ease of use on a PDA. Includes PICO serach form.
- STAT!Ref Mobile Device Access
STAT!Ref is a
collection of nursing, medial, and allied health books. Once connected to site,
please follow these Directions for
Access.
- TOXNET - Toxicology Data
Network
Searchable
databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic
releases.
- VisualDX
Designed to assist
medical professionals in diagnosing visually identifiable diseases, VisualDX
presents multiple images of each disease, showing how each might look at
different stages and in people of different ages and races. On a desktop or
laptop computer, go to
VisualDX.
Click where it says Get VisualDX. When registering, be sure to use your
Mercer email address so that VisualDX can recognize you as an authorized
Mercer user.
- WISER (Wireless Information
System for Emergency Responders)
WISER is a system
designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER
provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including
substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health
information, and containment and suppression advice.
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- AFP By
Topic
Makes the
best content from American Family Physician (AFP) Online for 40 clinical topics
available in one place from your web enabled device. Most recent 12 months only
available with an individual AFP subscription or membership.
- AHRQ ePSS
Developed to
assist primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and
preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients.
- Archimedes
Over 130
preprogrammed formulas.
- Canvas for
Mobile Devices
Download the
Canvas by Instructure Mobile App
- Docphin
Docphin lets
you personalize medical research and share full-text articles. To configure to
find the libraries subscribed content, go to the Docphin website at
http://www.docphin.com. In the in the
"Sign Up" area where it says "University Email" use either a Mercer email or
Memorial email. Make up your own password. Now download the app from the app
store, and use your Mercer or Memorial email and the password you created. You
will be prompted for the proxy when accessing full-text.
- DynaMed Plus (Android)

DynaMed is a
clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health
care professionals for use primarily at the 'point-of-care'. With
clinically-organized summaries for more than 3,000 topics, DynaMed is an
evidence-based reference that answers clinical questions during practice. To
download and authenticate the DynaMed Plus app: Download the free DynaMed Plus
app from the iTunes App store/Google Play Access DynaMed Plus from your
institution (hospital, library, etc.) Click on the Mobile use Get the
DynaMed Mobile App link under Spotlight.
- Epocrates RX
Drug
monographs and formulary information, including dosing, contraindications,
interactions, and adverse reactions.
- Google Translate
Translate
words and phrases between more than 50 languages using Google Translate for
iOS. For most languages, you can speak your phrases and hear the corresponding
translations.
- Medical
Letter
The Medical
Letter publishes critical appraisals of new prescription drugs and comparative
reviews of previously approved drugs in its newsletters The Medical Letter
on Drugs and Therapeutics and Treatment Guidelines from The Medical
Letter. Register for access to the app at
http://secure.medicalletter.org.medlib-proxy.mercer.edu/SLapp
- MedPage Today
for Android
Puts breaking
medical news and CME/CE credits at your fingertips, with daily coverage of over
30 specialties and annual coverage of over 60 meetings and symposia.
- Medscape for
Android
Extensive
clinical reference with thousands of images and videos, extensive drug
reference with over 7,000 generic, brand, and OTC drugs, drug interaction
checker, medical news, CME/CE activities, physician directory, and more.
- Micromedex
Drug Information for Android
This
application is not a trial. Access free concise information on 4500+ search
terms.
- Micromedex
Drug Interactions for Android
- Micromedex
IV Compatibility for Android
- Micromedex
Mobile
- Mobile MerckMedicus
Mobile
MerckMedicus and other physician resources. Available after registration to
state licensed health care providers.
- NeuroMind
Quick access
to the neurosurgeons most important scores. Anatomical pictures are
provided for explanation to patients and students, and the WHO Safe Surgery
checklist is included
- Prognosis
: Your Diagnosis
Investigate,
deduce and diagnose complex clinical cases within minutes with a fun,
interactive cartoon-style narrative.
- PubMed Mobile
Allows the
user to select and read abstracts, save searches and articles, and send
articles to the printer, email, or social networking websites.
- SciVerse
ScienceDirect
Access over
the 2,000 science, technology and medical journals published by
Elsevier.
- Shots
A quick
reference guide to the 2010 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, a
collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family
Physicians (AAFP), and the 2010 Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Details on each vaccine
are available by clicking on the vaccine names.
- Skyscape on Android
Initial
download offers three free resources - RxDrugs, Outlines in Clinical Medicine
(OCM), and the Archimedes set of medical calculators with the Android
Reader.
- STAT!Ref Mobile App
STAT!Ref is a
collection of nursing, medial, and allied health books. Once connected to site,
please follow these Directions for
Access.
- VisualDX
Designed to
assist medical professionals in diagnosing visually identifiable diseases,
VisualDX presents multiple images of each disease, showing how each might look
at different stages and in people of different ages and races. On a desktop or
laptop computer, go to
VisualDX.
Click where it says Get VisualDX. When registering, be sure to use your
Mercer email address so that VisualDX can recognize you as an authorized
Mercer user.
- WISER (Wireless Information System for
Emergency Responders)
WISER is a
system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents.
WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including
substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health
information, and containment and suppression advice. You must register for
WISER, but registration is free.
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- 3D Brain
Use your
touch screen to rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures. Discover how
each brain region functions, what happens when it is injured, and how it is
involved in mental illness. Each detailed structure comes with information on
functions, disorders, brain damage, case studies, and links to modern research
- 3M
Littmann SoundBuilder (Cardiology)
The 3M
Littmann® SoundBuilder App is a learning tool designed to help improve the
auscultation skills of students and practicing clinicians. There are 14 unique
lessons - based upon key heart sounds - that combine text, a virtual mannequin,
3D cardiac animation and dynamic waveforms.
- AFP
By Topic
Makes the
best content from American Family Physician (AFP) Online for 40 clinical topics
available in one place from your web enabled device. Most recent 12 months only
available with an individual AFP subscription or membership.
- AHRQ ePSS
Developed to
assist primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and
preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients.
- Archimedes
Over 130
preprogrammed formulas.
- Canvas for
Mobile Devices
Download the
Canvas by Instructure Mobile App
- Canopy Medical Translator
An NIH
funded app that does not need an internet connection except for downloads. It
helps providers communicate with patients in any language instantly - Spanish,
Chinese, Arabic, and more." Shows phrases with text, and plays audio
- Cochrane Library for iPad
Monthly
issues feature Cochrane Systematic Reviews selected by the Editor in Chief and
enriched with the addition of multimedia content, including podcasts, videos
and slide decks.
- Diagnosaurus
Contains over
1000 differential diagnoses and can be searched by disease, symptom, or organ
symptom.
- Docphin
Docphin lets
you personalize medical research and share full-text articles. To configure to
find the libraries subscribed content, go to the Docphin website at
http://www.docphin.com. In the in the
"Sign Up" area where it says "University Email" use either a Mercer email or
Memorial email. Make up your own password. Now download the app from the app
store, and use your Mercer or Memorial email and the password you created. You
will be prompted for the proxy when accessing full-text.
- Docwise
Compatible
with iPad/iPhone. Docwise is a personal magazine for physicians that helps you
access medical journals, news and topics in one place. To configure it to find
the libraries subscribed content, once the app has been downloaded from the app
store, tap "Menu", then "Settings" (gear icon), then choose "Georgia", then
"Mercer University School of Medicine."
- DrawMD for iPad
Allows
physicians to use detailed interactive imagery to illustrate and describe
treatment options for medical conditions then e-mail completed illustrations to
their patients and use those illustrations as documentation in their medical
records.
- DynaMed Plus

DynaMed Plus
is a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other
health care professionals for use primarily at the 'point-of-care'. With
clinically-organized summaries for more than 3,000 topics, DynaMed is an
evidence-based reference that answers clinical questions during practice. To
download and authenticate the DynaMed Plus app: Download the free DynaMed Plus
app from the iTunes App store/Google Play Access DynaMed Plus from your
institution (hospital, library, etc.) Click on the Mobile use Get the
DynaMed Mobile App link under Spotlight.
- EBSCOhost
(via GALILEO)
Click on
"EBSCOhost iPhone/iPod Touch Application" and enter your e-mail address to send
yourself the instructions, key and a link to the app store. Mercer email blocks
the activation, so use a commercial email such as gmail for best
results.
- Epocrates RX
Drug
monographs and formulary information, including dosing, contraindications,
interactions, and adverse reactions.
- Eponyms
by Andrew Yee
Database of
medical eponyms. Free for students.
- ePSS
Search and
Browse U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on your PDA
or mobile device.
- Google Translate
Translate
words and phrases between more than 50 languages using Google Translate for
iOS. For most languages, you can speak your phrases and hear the corresponding
translations.
- JournalClub for iPad
Subscribe to
your favorite journals or add your PubMed searches and "JournalClub" would be
your inbox for papers. Save journal article PDFs and send to iBooks, Dropbox or
Evernote.
- MedCalc
MedCalc is a
free medical calculator for mobile devices.
- Medibabble Translator
Currently
available in five languages - Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, and
Haitian Creole. Step quickly and logically through a history of present
illness; past medical history; social, family and medication histories; and a
review of systems; all for over sixty common chief complaints across eleven
organ systems.
- Medical Calculator for iPhone
Helps doctors
and nurses compute useful formulas and equations.
- Medical
Letter
The Medical
Letter publishes critical appraisals of new prescription drugs and comparative
reviews of previously approved drugs in its newsletters The Medical Letter
on Drugs and Therapeutics and Treatment Guidelines from The Medical
Letter. Register for access to the app at
http://secure.medicalletter.org.medlib-proxy.mercer.edu/SLapp
- MedPage
Today for iPhone/iPad
Puts breaking
medical news and CME/CE credits at your fingertips, with daily coverage of over
30 specialties and annual coverage of over 60 meetings and symposia.
- Medscape for
iPhone/iPad
Extensive
clinical reference with thousands of images and videos, extensive drug
reference with over 7,000 generic, brand, and OTC drugs, drug interaction
checker, medical news, CME/CE activities, physician directory, and more.
- Micromedex
Drug Information for iPhone/iPad
This
application is not a trial. Access free concise information on 4500+ search
terms.
- Micromedex
Drug Interactions for iPhone/iPad/iTouch
- Micromedex
IV Compatibility for iPhone/iPad/iTouch
- Micromedex
Mobile
- Micromedex
Neofax Essentials
- Mobile MerckMedicus
Mobile
MerckMedicus and other physician resources. Available after registration to
state licensed health care providers.
- Nature iPhone
Application
Find, read
and share articles from select Nature Publishing Group journals.
- NEJM This
Week
A new, free
iPhone application, provides medical professionals with access to recent
articles and a selection of images, audio and video.
- NeoFax Essentials
NeoFax
Essentials is a reliable resource for on-the-go access to evidence-based drug
information to efficiently and safely manage drug therapy for neonatal
patients.
- NeuroMind
Quick access
to the neurosurgeons most important scores. Anatomical pictures are
provided for explanation to patients and students, and the WHO Safe Surgery
checklist is included
- Note Taker HD
Note Taker HD
can shrink your writing so you can easily fit a lot of text on a page. You can
read the reduced-size "ink" as if you had written those letters with a very
fine pen.
- Pediatrics
Essentials
Pediatrics
Essentials is a reliable resource for on-the-go access to evidence-based drug
information to efficiently and safely manage drug therapy for pediatric
patients.
- Photon Flash Video Player & Private Web Browser for
iPad
Photon is a
Safari alternative that excels in its Flash support.
- Prognosis
: Your Diagnosis
Investigate,
deduce and diagnose complex clinical cases within minutes with a fun,
interactive cartoon-style narrative.
- Pubmed on Tap
PubMed On Tap
is an application for your iPhone or iPod Touch that lets you search PubMed
while on the go.
-
Radiation Event Medical
Management (REMM)
Provides
guidance for health care providers, primarily physicians, about clinical
diagnosis and treatment during mass casualty radiological/nuclear (rad/nuc)
events.
-
Radiology
2.0: One Night in the ED
Radiology of
common Emergency Room pathology; cases with adjoining scans and detailed
discussions supported with labels to assist the viewer in understanding what is
happening.
- Read QxMD
Read by QxMD
provides a single place to keep up with new medical & scientific research,
read topic reviews and search PubMed. To configure it to find the libraries
subscribed content, once the app has been downloaded from the app store, tap
"Settings", then "Edit Proxy", then select "Mercer University School of
Medicine", then "Automatic Login Using Library Login", then type in your Mercer
proxy username and password.
- SciVerse
ScienceDirect
Access over
the 2,000 science, technology and medical journals published by
Elsevier.
- Shots
A quick
reference guide to the 2010 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, a
collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family
Physicians (AAFP), and the 2010 Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Details on each vaccine
are available by clicking on the vaccine names.
- Skyscape on
iPhone/iPad
Free
resources included with the app: Outlines in Clinical Medicine®, Archimedes
- Medical Calculator, RxDrugs: Drug Dosing Tool and MedAlert
- STAT!Ref Mobile App
STAT!Ref is a
collection of nursing, medial, and allied health books. Once connected to site,
please follow these Directions for
Access.
- VisualDX
Designed to
assist medical professionals in diagnosing visually identifiable diseases,
VisualDX presents multiple images of each disease, showing how each might look
at different stages and in people of different ages and races. On a desktop or
laptop computer, go to
VisualDX.
Click where it says Get VisualDX. When registering, be sure to use your
Mercer email address so that VisualDX can recognize you as an authorized
Mercer user.
- WISER (Wireless Information System for
Emergency Responders)
WISER is a
system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents.
WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including
substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health
information, and containment and suppression advice. You must register for
WISER, but registration is free.
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- Archimedes
Over 130
preprogrammed formulas.
- Canvas for
Mobile Devices
Download the
Canvas by Instructure Mobile App
- Diagnosaurus
Contains over
1000 differential diagnoses and can be searched by disease, symptom, or organ
symptom.
- Epocrates RX
Drug
monographs and formulary information, including dosing, contraindications,
interactions, and adverse reactions.
- Eponyms
by Andrew Yee
Database of
medical eponyms. Free for students.
- ePSS
Search and
Browse U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on your PDA
or mobile device.
- MedPage Today
Blackberry App
Puts breaking
medical news and CME/CE credits at your fingertips, with daily coverage of over
30 specialties and annual coverage of over 60 meetings and symposia. Download
directly from your BlackBerry phone.
- Micromedex
Mobile
- Mobile MerckMedicus
Mobile
MerckMedicus and other physician resources. Available after registration to
state licensed health care providers.
-
Radiation Event Medical
Management (REMM)
Provides
guidance for health care providers, primarily physicians, about clinical
diagnosis and treatment during mass casualty radiological/nuclear (rad/nuc)
events.
- Rapid Access
Facts Tool
From the
common to the esoteric, RAFT has been designed to deliver all health care
practitioners difficult-to-remember, but essential medical information at the
palm of your hand. This free application, currently in Beta Test, was designed
and edited by a board-certified surgeon specializing in trauma surgery and
critical care.
- SciVerse
ScienceDirect
Access over
the 2,000 science, technology and medical journals published by
Elsevier.
- Shots
A quick
reference guide to the 2010 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, a
collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family
Physicians (AAFP), and the 2010 Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Details on each vaccine
are available by clicking on the vaccine names.
- Skyscape on Blackberry
Skyscape
offers hundreds of medical resources, covering 35 specialties for the
BlackBerry. Not all resources are free.
- STAT!Ref Mobile App
STAT!Ref is a
collection of nursing, medial, and allied health books. Once connected to site,
please follow these Directions for
Access.
- WISER (Wireless Information System for
Emergency Responders)
WISER is a
system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents.
WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including
substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health
information, and containment and suppression advice. You must register for
WISER, but registration is free.
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- AccessMedicine
Online
database of e-textbooks in clinical medicine and basic science, including
Harrison's Manual of Medicine, Williams Obstetrics, and Hurst's the Heart. You
can download sections from the book that have been optimized for PDA viewing by
removing images and tables. It is compatible with smarphones and the major PDA
operating systems.
- Archimedes
Over 130
preprogrammed formulas.
- ACC
Pocket Guidelines
From the
American College of Cardiology.
- AIDSInfo Guidelines
From the
National Institutes of Health.
- Asthma Treatment Guidelines
A succinct
and practical point-of-care reference to the full NAEPP Expert Panel Report 2:
Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.
- ATP III Cholesterol
Management Implementation Tool
This
interactive guideline tool will assist the clinician in implementing the ATP
III Cholesterol Guidelines at the point of care.
- Diagnosaurus
Contains over
1000 differential diagnoses and can be searched by disease, symptom, or organ
symptom.
- EBM Calculator
Calculate
statistics for Diagnostic studies, Prospective Studies, Case Control Studies,
and RCTs.
- Epocrates RX

Drug
monographs and formulary information, including dosing, contraindications,
interactions, and adverse reactions.
- Eponyms
by Andrew Yee
Database of
medical epon  yms. Free for students.
- ePSS
Search and
Browse U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on your PDA
or mobile device.
- Family Practice PDA
A variety of
medical calculators.
- MedCalc
MedCalc is a
free medical calculator for mobile devices.
- MEDLINE
Database on Tap
Retrieves
MEDLINE citations through a wireless Internet connection.
- Micromedex
Mobile
- Mobile Medica
Clearinghouse
of clinical guidelines.
- Mobile MerckMedicus
Mobile
MerckMedicus and other physician resources. Available after registration to
state licensed health care providers.
- National
Guideline Clearinghouse (Palm Download)
From the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This is a comprehensive database of
evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. The complete summary for every
guideline represented in the National Guideline Clearinghouse database can be
downloaded and viewed in any Palm OS Document Reader that recognizes the
standard Palm OS document file format.
- Obesity Guidelines
From the
NHLBI.
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Radiation Event Medical
Management (REMM)
Provides
guidance for health care providers, primarily physicians, about clinical
diagnosis and treatment during mass casualty radiological/nuclear (rad/nuc)
events.
- Rapid Access
Facts Tool
From the
common to the esoteric, RAFT has been designed to deliver all health care
practitioners difficult-to-remember, but essential medical information at the
palm of your hand. This free application, currently in Beta Test, was designed
and edited by a board-certified surgeon specializing in trauma surgery and
critical care.
- Shots

A quick
reference guide to the 2010 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, a
collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family
Physicians (AAFP), and the 2010 Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the
Advisory Committee on
 Immunization Practices (ACIP). Details on each vaccine are available
by clicking on the vaccine names.
- WISER (Wireless Information System for
Emergency Responders)
WISER is a
system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents.
WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including
substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health
information, and containment and suppression advice. You must register for
WISER, but registration is free.
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