The USF AHEC Program provides free library services to health care providers working with the medically underserved in Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee and Sarasota counties. These services include:

• Reference materials for clinical sites
• Interlibrary loan of journal articles and loan of AHEC-owned books and other materials
• Database and Internet searches performed by a Librarian
• Ability to access the USF Health Science Center Library electronic resources.

In order for AHEC-affiliated community clinical faculty to access library resources, you must have both an HSCNet account and a USF ID Card. To request an HSCNet account, email Rimma McKnight at rmcknigh@health.usf.edu. To obtain a USF ID Card, print out and complete the USF ID Card Application and mail it to the address below along with a photocopy of legal identification (valid driver's license, passport, or State/Federal government photo identification card) and a recent passport picture or passport quality photo (head shot facing camera with white background, minimum size 2" X 2"). Upon approval of your application, you will have AHEC Courtesy Faculty Status, which entitles you only to access to the USF Health library resources.

For information on obtaining a voluntary faculty appointment in the USF College of Medicine, click here.

For information on obtaining a voluntary faculty appointment in the USF College of Nursing, click here.

Library Resources

• Shimberg Health Sciences Library Resources
  • Databases - select database from the lefthand navigation bar, login using your HSCNet username and password
  • E-Journals - login using the bottom number on your USF ID card
• AHEC-owned books, audio-visuals and other materials for circulation via the new USF Libraries Catalog: Available materials
• Financial Resources for Students Financial information to support a career in health care

FLAHEC Resources

• The Internet: A Guide to Working Smarter: HTML version
• FLAHEC Portal: provides access to cardiovascular-related materials and sites http://www.flahec.org/portal/index.asp

Florida Health Careers

• HTML version online from the FLAHEC Network
• Request CD-ROM version

Florida Electronic Library

• A core collection of electronic resources, including full-text professional databases http://www.flelibrary.org/

Resources from the National Library of Medicine

• PubMed: MEDLINE and more http://pubmed.gov/
• PubMed Central: a free archive of life sciences journals http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/index.html
• MedlinePlus: Consumer Health Information http://medlineplus.gov/
• NLM/NIH: Environmental Health & Toxicology, Specialized Information Services: Enviro-Health Links - Hurricanes

Contact

For more information on USF AHEC Program Library Services, contact:

Area Health Education Center Program
University of South Florida
College of Medicine
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC76
Tampa, Florida 33612-4799
Phone: 813-974-3507
Fax: 813-974-3605
rmcknigh@health.usf.edu