Information skills training

Attend a short tutorial introducing you to the RSM's digital library, the Library Search Hub. Whether you’re new to the RSM or just need a refresher, you’ll learn how to get the most out of the Library’s search tools and extensive e-resources available to you as a member.

30 minutes including Q&A. Open to Members only, free. 

If you would like to get quickly started with using the Library Search Hub, view our video here.

Alternatively email library@rsm.ac.uk or phone 020 7290 2940 to arrange a one to one over Zoom or Teams.  

ClinicalKey: Expanding clinical knowledge

ClinicalKey is a tool that gives you full-text access to the most relevant medical resources to support you in your daily life. Join one of their upcoming online training sessions to experience the platform, discover its key features, and learn how to optimise your use of ClinicalKey 

Upcoming dates:

Wednesday 27 May 2026, 10.00am-10.45am BST
Wednesday 24 June 2026, 10.00am-10.45am BST

Find out how to search the Medline and Embase databases using both keywords and thesaurus terms to get the best results. Learn how to formulate a search question, search the databases with precision, review and save your results, and follow through to view the full-text results in the RSM’s digital library.

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Devise a search strategy and identify keywords and thesaurus terms to describe concepts
• Combine search terms and use techniques such as truncation, proximity searching, exploding terms and applying qualifiers
• Apply limits to refine your search results
• View, select and save your search results
• Find the full-text of articles in the RSM’s digital library

75 minutes including Q&A and a quiz. Open to Members only, free.
CPD: 1 point

Upcoming dates:                     

Thursday 14 May 2026, 11.15am-12.30pm BST
Friday 19 June 2026, 1.00pm-2.15pm BST