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Graduate
School of Basic Medical Sciences
Literature Review Preparation
These 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. Students are encouraged to consult their thesis advisors.
Getting Started
Guidelines for Preparing the Master's Literature Review, the Master’s Thesis & the Doctoral Dissertation the official text that provides information about the requirements of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences
GSBMS' Six Steps to Completing Your Literature Review, Thesis or Dissertation and Graduating in May
Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matrix Method
(Off-campus log in)
Thesis Topic Worksheet: The Green Sheet
Dissertation Calculator breaks down the dissertation process into manageable deadlines
Using the Library to Find Information
Beginning Your Research at the Library
Connecting to the Library's Electronic Resources from Off Campus
Finding Full Text on the Library's Website
Ordering Books and Articles the Library Does Not Own
Assessing Information
Assessing the Quality of Internet-based Health Information 2004
Evaluating the Literature - Theodore Gaeta, emedicine
Writing
Model NYMC Literature Reviews & Theses
Peterson SM, Council of Biology Editors. Editing Science Graphs / [by Shirley M. Peterson]. Reston, Va.: Council of Biology Editors; 1999. Call # W18 P485e 1999
Style
GSBMS Thesis Style Highlights a tip sheet that follows GSBMS Guidelines
AMA Style Highlights a tip sheet on AMA style with examples
Formatting Tables and Figures in AMA Style
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Sample References
Sites
Basic Medical Sciences Databases freely available databases that are especially useful to those in the basic medical sciences
Health
Sciences Library Databases databases available to those affiliated with
New York Medical College
Updated 4/3/13 D. Crooke
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