Borrowing Materials for Step 1 Board Exam

The Media Library allows second year RWJ students who are studying for the Step 1 Exam to borrow books in our Board Review collection for slightly longer periods of time. During May and June, students may borrow a book in the morning and return it on the following day by 12 noon. In order to review the entire 2 year curriculum in 6 weeks, they may need to borrow not only Step 1 resources but also texts and review books in all courses that they have taken. Library staff will try to be flexible and as accommodating as possible, while making sure there are enough resources available in the library for all second year students who might need them.
We regret that our materials can only be borrowed by UMDNJ/RWJ Medical students. Foreign medical graduates studying for Step exams should plan to purchase review books that they need or contact other libraries.

Library Donates Books

The Media Library recently donated used medical texts to a hospital and a nursing school in Guyana, as well as to Better World Books through Rutgers University Libraries. BWB provides free shipping and packing materials and donates materials to overseas countries in need of printed resources.
We thank all of those students who have donated their used medical texts to the Media Library in the past, and invite anyone to drop off books they no longer want or need. We might add them to our collection, offer them at reasonable prices in our semi-annual booksales, or donate them to needy hospitals and medical schools overseas.

Media Library Summer Hours

Our Summer hours will begin after Friday, May 22 when we will close at 9 PM. We will not be open on weekends or in the evenings beginning on Saturday, May 23. From May 26 to August 7, we will be open from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday to Friday. We will also be closed on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25) and on Friday, July 3rd.
Our Fall schedule will start on Sunday, August 9 when we will be open from 1 to 9 PM. Lots of luck on final exams and on the board exam! Have a safe and enjoyable summer. All the best to the fourth year students who will soon graduate. We wish them well in their residencies and future medical careers!

Podcasts from University of Oxford, UK

To hear podcasts of lectures in the health sciences, go to podcasts.ox.ac.uk
and click on the Medical Sciences Division radio button on the right margin of the site's home page. Topics include cancer in the developing world, anxiety and depression in children; treatment of eating disorders; and functional MRI and pain.

WikiTestPrep for USMLE

Students at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine have created a free study resource for USMLE Step 1 and 2. Go to www.wikitestprep.org and open a free account to create tests, monitor progress and flag interesting questions. This program includes original questions for Step 1 and Step 1 preparation.

Medical History Society of NJ Dinner Meeting

If anyone is interested in attending the NJ Medical History Society meeting, see the Media Library Bulletin Board for more information. The dinner meeting is held in Princeton and will take place on Wednesday, May 20. Tickets for medical students and residents are $20.00. The evening speaker will present a talk on Yellow Fever, and there are a number of other short presentations on medical history. The dinner is a sit-down served meal and includes one cocktail. The complete schedule and meal choices are listed on the flyer on the bulletin board. Feel free to make a copy of the form or ask the librarian for more details.

Free Book Offer!

We have many books leftover from our previous booksales (older editions, gifts from graduates) that we are making available to medical students for free. Stop by the Media Library and take a look at what we have left...you may find something helpful. We need to make room for some new titles we have purchased. We also anticipate donations from the class of 2009 soon and need to make some room for them. Our books are stored in boxes so ask a staff member to show you where they are located. Take as many as you like!

Spring Holiday Hours

The Media Library will be closed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 10, 11, and 12 for the Easter Holiday/Passover Spring vacation. Any books borrowed on Thursday April 9 will be due back on Monday, April 13. Enjoy the short break and return safely to school!