SFDC LITERATURE DATABASES

Each of our faculty development programs has a literature database saved as a bibliographic database file, managed by EndNote. The databases include citations for articles and abstracts where available, books, and other publications that are tightly linked to each program's curricular content. The databases are not intended to serve as comprehensive reviews of the literature, but rather as sources of relevant supplemental readings.

We are offering these databases on our website to anyone interested in the topic areas covered by our programs. They will be updated on a quarterly basis (last modified 12/2007). You can download any of the databases and search them using EndNote. (EndNote Help). Both PC and Mac users will download a compressed (zipped) folder containing an EndNote library database .enl file.

Lists of searchable categories are available on this website and in PDF format. To view PDF files, you will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html (PDF Help)

Downloads:

Clinical Teaching Literature Database

Professionalism in Contemporary Practice Literature Database

End-of-Life Care Literature Database -- Final update 1/2004

Geriatrics in Primary Care Literature Database -- Final update 1/2005

Medical Decision Making Literature Database -- Final update 1/2004

SFDC Alumni Literature Database --NEW!!

  • PC or Mac version [Folder containing EndNote files]

    • Downloading the free version of EndNote:

    • To access each of our program bibliographic databases you will need to download a free trial version of EndNote if you don't already have it.
    • Go to the website: http://www.endnote.com/
    • Click on download trial version. You will need to complete the EndNote trial request for Windows or Macintosh. This trial version gives limited read/write access for a period of 30 days.
    • After this period, you will get a message saying that the demo EndNote program has expired. This message can be ignored because the program continues to work legally and indefinitely as a viewer for Endnote databases after expiration.

    Searching EndNote Database Files:

    • Double click on the database icon you have selected - Clinical Teaching (CT), End-of-Life Care (ELC), Geriatrics in Primary Care (GiPC), Medical Decision Making (MDM), Professionalism in Contemporary Practice (PCP) or SFDC Alumni.
    • You can then search the databases simply by typing the first letter of the author or pull down the 'References' menu on the toolbar and select 'Search.' A 'Search' dialog box opens, allowing you to search various fields in the database by selecting the field in the pull-down menu at the top left of the dialog box.
      The default field is usually 'author' or 'any field.'
    • Each SFDC program's database has a list of categories (see separate program listings). These are known in EndNote as the 'label' field data.

    Printable version of these instructions in PDF format.

    Last modified 12.03.2007