Libraries

There are two main Medical Center libraries with a full complement of textbooks, bound journals, and current periodicals. The combined libraries contain 52,000 volumes and subscribe to approximately 1,000 journals and periodicals.

The departmental library located in the 1350 area dedicated to Emergency Medicine residents, which contains all the latest core texts in Emergency Medicine and related specialties as well as current Emergency Medicine journals and periodicals.

Computer Resource and Interactive Training (CRIT) Facility

The Department of Emergency Medicine has extensive computer resources for the residents and faculty. Slide making capabilities, optical scanners, copy stands, and a CD-ROM tower with EM titles are all available. The Emergency Medical Abstracts database is on line and the entire Micromedex system on CD-ROM allows residents to access Poisondex, Drugdex, Emergindex and several other databases through the computer. Access to the worldwide web is also available as well as modem access for searches using the USC Medline resources.