What is USMLEasy?

• An online, customizable test preparation tool for medical students who are preparing to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE).

Why should I use USMLEasy?

• Simulates the actual computer-testing interface (FREDv2) on the USMLE exams (Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3), with timed exams.
• Includes more than 6,800 USMLE-format questions from McGraw-Hill’s test preparation books.
• Provides targeted remediation based on test results with links to selected readings from 31 books from AccessMedicine‘s Lange Library.

Who can access USMLEasy?

• Access is restricted to affiliated faculty, staff, and students of UT Southwestern.

How do I get access to USMLEasy?

How do I create a USMLEasy personal account?

• Login to USMLEasy thru the Library’s web page.
• Fill in the form on the right hand side of USMLEasy’s UT Southwestern Medical Center Library access home page.
• Once you have created a USMLEasy personal account (versus anonymous user), you must always login to USMLEasy thru the Library’s web page, then sign in with your personal username/password. You may also use this same username/password in My AccessMedicine.

What if I need help?

• Go to "Ask a Librarian" (on right side of Library web site).

Social media is becoming a popular topic around UT Southwestern. Did you know the UT Southwestern Library Facebook page was one of the first departmental pages on Facebook? The Library wants to help others define their social media presence and policy by featuring a survey, class, and webinar all dedicated to Facebook this month.
The Library will conduct a brief online questionnaire via Survey Monkey this month to assess the effectiveness of its Facebook page in promoting Library resources, services, programs, and events. The questionnaire will be active until March 22, 2010.
On March 16, a new Library class for anyone who participates on Facebook is Managing Personal Privacy on Facebook from 11 a.m. to 12 noon in E2.310A. This class will discuss ethical issues surrounding personal use of social networking sites by biomedical professionals as well as explain Facebook’s new privacy policy and settings for personal pages.
The Library will sponsor a special one-hour webinar on March 25 at 12 noon in the Library Administration Conference Room. The webinar is entitled Facebook & Twitter: Legal Liabilities & HIPAA Compliance in Healthcare and is intended for UT Southwestern administrators in need of guidance in establishing a social media policy and presence. Enrollment is on the Library Classes page. Space is limited to 30 attendees.

Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy can be confusing, but for researchers who have linked their eRA Commons and My NCBI accounts, it has just become a little easier.
Within My NCBI, a new “Awards View” has been added in the “My Bibliography” section. This “Awards View” color codes your articles to let you see at a glance which are in compliance with the Public Access Policy and which still require your attention. For articles that are not compliant, a new pop-up wizard can help you begin the manuscript submission, link to a previously-submitted manuscript, or determine if your article is exempt from the policy. You can also now designate an assistant to manage your compliance for you.
For full details, please see the NLM Technology Bulletin post, My NCBI: Managing Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Using My Bibliography.