A collaborative project under construction

The "BMS" Theses/Literature Review Preparation pages have been developed by the staff of the Health Sciences Library of New York Medical College in collaboration with faculty and students of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences. The information is intended to facilitate the submission of high quality theses, particularly to support Plan A Literature Review theses. All students are always encouraged to always contact their theses advisors first.

• Guidelines for Preparing the Master's Literature Review, the Master’s Thesis & the Doctoral Dissertation.  This is the official text that provides authoritative information about the specific requirements of the School. Download
  
• Basic Criteria for Assessing the Quality of Internet-based Health Information.
  
• Thesis Topic Worksheet: The Green Sheet 
  
  • Flow Chart
  • Questions to ask yourself
    
• Top Ten Things To do when writing a thesis or research paper.
  
• Top Ten Things "Not" To Do when writing a thesis or a research paper.
  
• Model Literature Review theses (Under Construction) 
  
• High Points of AMA Style
  

Resources especially relevant to BMS students doing research or writing theses.

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)


• Entrez National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)


• ISI Web of Science Database


• Merck Index


• TOXNET

Connecting to the Library's Databases from Off Campus

Updated on 3/17/04