Sarah E. Keil, MLS, MA 
Assistant Professor, Research & Learning Services Librarian for Medicine 
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Systems Science 
Medical Library, Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine 
Belmont University 

Introduction 

Osmosis is a teaching and learning platform for medical, nursing, and other healthcare students. The platform focuses on visual learning and exam preparation, primarily through educational videos and self-assessment materials. Based on evidence-based educational tools, Osmosis is useful for individual review as well as flipped classroom-style instruction. Originally founded by two Johns Hopkins medical students in 2011 to support classmates, the product was acquired by Elsevier in 2021 (Carrese, 2023).  

This review focuses on the content available through the Osmosis Medical (MD) institutional subscription.  

Content  

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Deborah Divis, MLIS, AHIP 
Associate Professor, Health Sciences Librarian 
University Libraries 
Creighton University 

Editor’s note: This month, we are celebrating Deborah Divis, who has served as a Doody’s Core Titles Librarian Selector since 2023 and joined our Library Board of Advisors in 2026. Thank you, Deborah!   

Provide a brief description of your library and its services, and your role within it. 

Creighton University Libraries, steeped in a Jesuit, Ignatian mission, serves undergraduate, graduate, … read more


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Since our previous profile in 2018, we’ve received 145 occupational therapy titles from 16 different publishers. The books range from $16.95 to $300 with an average cost of $83.33.  

Listed below are a handful of recent occupational therapy book reviews we’d like to highlight from Doody’s Review Service.

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Dr. Kellerman has served as the Editorial Review Group Chair in Primary Care and Family Medicine for Doody’s Review Service since October 2021. We last featured him in April 2023 and it’s time for an update! In his tenure as Chair, Dr. Kellerman’s review group has reviewed 223 titles from 23 different publishers, which is over 97% of the books we’ve received in those … read more

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