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From Student to Cardiologist: A Journey that Began with a QMed Workshop

From Student to Cardiologist: A Journey that Began with a QMed Workshop

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A few days ago, I received a LinkedIn connection request from Dr. Bhavik Shah, now a Cardiologist. What made this special was that I remember him from his medical student days — when he attended one of QMed’s workshops as a second-year MBBS student. It is always heartwarming to see how our early participants have grown and evolved in their careers. And when they share how QMed played a part in their journey, it reaffirms why we do what we do.  Bhavik’s story is one such example — a reflection of how early exposure to structured literature searching can spark a lifelong engagement…
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What Happens to PubMed When a Shutdown Looms?

What Happens to PubMed When a Shutdown Looms?

1.2 - Sector story
An easy-to-read summary of Hilda Bastian’s post on PubMed and the US Government Shutdown Every now and then, something happens in the world of health information that makes all of us — librarians, researchers, teachers — sit up straight. Recently, a message on PubMed’s home page did just that. It mentioned the possibility of disruption due to a US government shutdown. And for anyone who depends on PubMed daily, that’s a scary thought! Hilda Bastian, who often writes excellent, evidence-informed posts about science communication, explored this in her blog — “Tracking Shutdown Impact and Changes at PubMed”. I read it…
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The ONOS – ensuring permanency and maximum use

The ONOS – ensuring permanency and maximum use

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The ONOS - https://www.onos.gov.in/ is an initiative launched in January this year with support from the Govt of India. It is one through which all Government institutions can get access to articles from a large number of journals (more than 13000). This from more than 27 subject categories. From 2027 - Private institutions will also have this access, but with a fee. This has been one of the best thing that happened in India, in academics and research. However I have some worries about this. A major one being - that like the Cochrane Library, this should not go, thanks…
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