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Quick Video Tips

Watch videos on how to get the most out of your MD Consult subscription.

  • Search Results

    Find what you need faster with recommended search results. View Video

  • Drug Information

    Get the latest drug news and safety notices from Gold Standard and the FDA.View Video

  • Breadth and Depth

    Get the most comprehensive information available in one convenient resource. View Video

  • Images

    Compare over 50,000 high quality photos, tables and graphs.View Video

  • Books

    Quickly and easily reference multiple leading medical textbooks at one time.View Video

  • Journals

    Get the most current peer-reviewed content from over 80 journals and Clinics.View Video

  • News

    Customize the news feed to get the information that matters most to you.View Video

  • First Consult

    Access evidence-based information for the point of care.View Video

Helpful Tools

Provide your end-users with the tools they need to make the most of your institution's subscription to MD Consult.

  • Alerts

    MD Consult offers email alerts to let you know when a journal has a new issue, a preferred topic is in a new journal article, or a First Consult medical topic has been updated. Learn more about Alerts at FAQ/Alerts

  • Training Videos

    MD Consult Overview

    This is an overview of MD Consult that highlights the available features. View Video

    MD Consult with First Consult Overview

    This is an overview of MD Consult with access to First Consult that highlights the features available on both products. View Video

    Overview of Continuing Medical Education (CME) on MD Consult and First Consult

    This presentation is a brief overview of the two types of free Continuing Medical Education (CME) now available on MD Consult and First Consult. View Video

  • RSS Feeds

    MD Consult offers a RSS feed for "In This Week's Journals", article summaries from the top general interest journals, updated with new issue release.  View the feed and subscribe here

    Stay updated on the top news stories available from MD Consult with the top new's story RSS Feed. View the feed and subscribe here

    Learn more about RSS at WhatIsRSS.com

  • HTML Search Boxes

    Use these search boxes to put an MD Consult search form anywhere — on your start page, on your library web page, or on your intranet. With some basic HTML knowledge, you can even change the styling and display. We've provided two sample search boxes for you to start with.

    A simple all-section search: This search box will initiate a search on all of the areas on MD Consult

    Search MD Consult for

    To use this simple all-section search box on your site, just copy-and-paste the following HTML:

    Select-a-section search: This search box allows you to search all sections of the site, or just one section. It also includes the option to search First Consult. If you do not have access to First Consult, simply remove that as an option when you set up this form.

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    To use this simple all-section search box on your site, just copy-and-paste the following HTML:

  • Shortcut URLs

    Link directly to each of the sections on MD Consult:

  • Google Tools

    Google Toolbar

    If you use Google Toolbar, you can add a special MD Consult button to it, which gives you the ability to search MD Consult directly from your Google Toolbar. It also provides the latest medical news headlines from MD Consult directly to your web browser.

    Click Here to Add MD Consult to your Google Toolbar.

  • Firefox/Internet Explorer Tools

    If you are using Firefox or Internet Explorer 7, you can add an MD Consult option to your Firefox / IE7 search area which appears in the upper-right corner of your browser window. Click here to add this feature.

  • MD Consult Search Widget

     

    The new MD Consult search widget is available to help your users gain quick access to the MD Consult standard subscription content via your institution's intranet site.  Following input of one line of code, a widget will appear on your site of choice.

    Users can access content on MD Consult via the widget in two ways:

    1. Enter a search term to reveal the results and subsequently access them on MD Consult
    2. Browse for a quick reference topic like the Recommended Resource pages on MD Consult

    To add the search widget to your site, simply embed this line of code into your web page:

    <div id="mashlet_mdcwidget"><script src="http://mashup.elsevier.com/mashlets/index.jsp?mashlet=mdcwidget&el=mashlet_mdcwidget&height=auto&width=auto"></script></div>

  • MD Consult Desktop Icon

    For quick and easy access to MD Consult from any computer, simply add the MD Consult desktop icon:

    1. Save the MDConsult.ico file to the desktop of each computer station
    2. Open up the browser on each computer and visit http://www.mdconsult.com/offers/standard.html
    3. Within the browser, go to File → Send → Shortcut to desktop
    4. Right click on your MD Consult shortcut and choose Properties → Change Icon
    5. It will ask where to find the new icon. Choose "Browse" and select "Desktop"
    6. Highlight the MDConsult.ico file and click Apply.
    7. IMPORTANT: Change the URL to http://www.mdconsult.com, click Apply or OK

Printable Resources

Making your organization's physicians and other healthcare staff aware of MD Consult is simple and will help you quickly start getting the most out of your MD Consult license.

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