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Class Descriptions for the National Training Center & Clearinghouse (NTCC)
PubMed® | PubMed® Clinics of North America | NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov | TOXNET® and Beyond | UMLS® Basics
PubMed®, Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov and TOXNET® and Beyond are taught by the trainers at the National Training Center and Clearinghouse throughout the United States and by the MEDLARS Management Section trainers at the National Library of Medicine. For the teaching responsibilities for the other classes listed on this page, please see the class descriptions.
It is the responsibility of each registered class participant to provide his/her own workbook. If you would like to have a printed workbook, please print and bring it to class. Alternatively, you may access the electronic version on your computer during class.
Classes held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, MD are NOT included in this policy.
Participants may download and print out the workbooks from the NIH website.
The PubMed® and NLM Gateway/ClinicalTrials.gov workbooks are available in two formats: Microsoft Word and PDF (Adobe Acrobat).
The TOXNET® and Beyond workbook is available in one format: PDF (Adobe Acrobat).
The Adobe Acrobat reader is freely available for download from Adobe's website.
NLM Training: PubMed® Agenda >
Download workbook > PDF (5.0 MB) MS Word (6.9 MB)
This full-day class is designed to teach students how to use PubMed® which includes MEDLINE citations. The class also includes an overview of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) and its importance as a tool to both searchers and indexers.
PubMed® is a free class and is awarded 7.5 MLA continuing education credits.
PubMed® Clinics of North America: A Problem-based Approach to PubMed® Searching Agenda >
The three hour workshop will focus on a problem-based approach in
learning to search the PubMed database. Through case studies, group
exercises and hands-on practice participants will become more efficient
PubMed searchers. The class is geared for intermediate and advanced
PubMed searchers.
CE Credits: 3
NLM Training: NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov Agenda >
Download workbook > PDF (5.1 MB) MS Word (15.3 MB)
This half-day class is designed to teach students how to use the NLM Gateway. It also includes a discussion and demonstration of ClinicalTrials.gov
NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov is a free class and is awarded 3.5 MLA continuing education credits.
NLM Training: TOXNET® and Beyond: Using the National Library of Medicine's Environmental Health and Toxicology Portal Agenda >
Download workbook > PDF (6.0 MB)
Using the National Library of Medicine's Environmental Health and Toxicology Portal
This course is designed to convey the basics of searching the NLM's TOXNET®, a Web-based system of databases in the areas of toxicology, environmental health, and related fields. The course will also teach students the utilize NLM's environmental health and toxicology portal which provides resources beyond the TOXNET® databases. Students will learn the content and structure of files covering toxicology data, toxicology literature, toxic releases, and chemical nomenclature. Among the databases highlighted will be TOXLINE, the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, the Integrated Risk Information System, the Toxi Release Inventory, and ChemIDplus. The course, taught by NLM instructors, will be conducted in a computer lab and includes lectures, online demonstrations, and hands-on exercises.
TOXNET® is a free class and is awarded 6.0 MLA continuing education credits.
NLM Training: UMLS® Basics Agenda >
This class is only taught by NLM Personnel and is only held at the National Library of Medicine, in Bethesda.
This 8-hour, hands-on course introduces NLM's Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®) and describes how its resources can contribute to more effective and interoperable biomedical information systems and services, including electronic health records.
The class focuses on the UMLS Metathesaurus and how it integrates and distributes over 100 key terminology, classification and coding standards used in clinical, research, and educational applications.
The online UMLS® Knowledge Source Server (UMLSKS) is used to access UMLS® data throughout the class. Hands-on exercises allow students to practice basic and advanced searching skills. Students also use the UMLS customization software, MetamorphoSys, to create a small customized Metathesaurus subset.
The course is designed for medical librarians who are interested in the UMLS® and issues and practical considerations for selecting and using medical terminology standards to promote interoperability across healthcare applications.
UMLS® Basics is a free class and is awarded 7.5 MLA continuing education credits.
