Welcome to our Health Sciences research guide. Click a tab on the left to get your research off the ground.
Below the video, click on "cite", to get a list of correct citation formats.
If AMA is not included on the list - follow this example:
Examination of the Knee. Healthy Learning, 2010. Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video. Web. 4 Nov. 2014. <http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/1826225>.
Below the video, click on "embed/link" to get a permanent link to use in Powerpoint or class presentation.
AMA is the style of the American Medical Association and is published as the AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. A copy may be found in the library at R119 .A533 2007. AMA style is followed primarily by the sciences at Trinity.
Citation Guides
A quick citation guide may be found by clicking here, and a longer explanation can be found here.
Find more information about in-text citations and reference pages.
Video tutorials:
How is AMA different from MLA or APA?
*Adapted from http://www.lib.jmu.edu/citation/amaguide.pdf
Citation Examples
Journal article (print, 1 author)
Spencer J. Physician, heal thyself – but not on your own please. Med Educ. 2005; 89: 548-549.
Journal article (print, 2-6 authors)
Salwachter AR, Freischlag JA, Sawyer RG, Sanfey HA. The training needs and priorities of male and female surgeons and their trainees. J Am Coll Surg. 2005; 201: 199-205.
Journal article (online) *if no doi, provide the URL for the specific article
Coppinger T, Jeanes YM, Hardwick J, Reeves S. Body mass, frequency of eating and breakfast consumption in 9-13- year-olds. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2012; 25(1): 43-49. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2011.01184.x
Journal article (library database)
Calhoun D, Trimarco T, Meek R, Locasto D. Distinguishing diabetes: Differentiate between type 1 & type 2 DM. JEMS. [serial online]. November 2011; 36(11):32-48. Available from: CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Ipswich, MA. Accessed July 6,2015.
Websites
Outbreak notice: Cholera in Haiti. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site.http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/outbreak-notice/haiti-cholera.htm.Published October 22, 2010. Updated January 9, 2012. Accessed February 5,2015.
Entire Book
Modlin J, Jenkins P. Decision Analysis in Planning for a Polio Outbreak in the United States. San Francisco, CA: Pediatric Academic Societies; 2004
Book chapter
Solensky R. Drug allergy: desensitization and treatment of reactions to antibiotics and aspirin. In: Lockey P, ed. Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker; 2004:585-606.
*Adapted from http://www.lib.jmu.edu/citation/amaguide.pdf