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About GaIN

The Mercer Medical Library and LRC serves as the hub for GaIN (Georgia Interactive Network for Medical Information). GaIN provides information services and resources to hospitals and healthcare institutions across Georgia. Many of the Library's electronic resources are accessed through GaIN at http://gain.mercer.edu. Some of the most popular resources in GaIN are described here.

GaIN Username and Password

GaIN access is FREE to MUSM students, faculty (including residents), and staff, but requires a personalized username and password.

• Students will use their email username (e.g. smith_ab) and password to access GaIN.
• Faculty and staff should contact the Medical Library at reference.ill@gain.mercer.edu or 1-800-425-4246 to request a password.

GaIN Users Can:

• Access full-text journals, patient care handouts, drug information, and news by specialty area via MD Consult;
• Find evidence-based medicine resources in PIER (Physicians’ Information and Education Resource) from the American College of Physicians;
• View full-text online medical textbooks in STAT!Ref and AccessMedicine;
• Stay up to date with literature alerts in a variety of specialty areas;
• Locate images (pathology, radiographs, graphs, tables) accompanied by state-of-the-art commentary in ImagesMD; and
• Search the EBSCO Nursing and Allied Health Collection.

For More Information or Assistance

Contact Rita Smith, GaIN Program Coordinator, at 478-301-2827 or gain.info@gain.mercer.edu.