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ClinicalKey: Personal Account

Learn how to use the ClinicalKey website and mobile app, obtain CME credit, and find remote access options for Advocate Health - Midwest teammates

Register for a Personal Account

If you have not already registered in ClinicalKey, you'll need to follow these steps:

  1. Go to ClinicalKey using a link from the library's website and click "Register" in the top right corner.
  2. Fill in the required information on the registration page, and use your aah.org email address,
  3. Click "Register" when finished. ClinicalKey will display an activation message and sends a confirmation email.
  4. In the confirmation email, click the link to officially start your remote access.*

*This will grant 180 days of remote access. Prior to the end of the 180 days, log into your ClinicalKey personal account while on an Advocate Health - Midwest computer or VPN. Should your remote access expire, follow the above steps to re-activate your access.

Note, if you already have a personal account within another Elsevier product, like Scopus or Mendeley, you can log into ClinicalKey using the username and password.

Benefits of a Personal Account

  • Download eBook chapters. You can read eBooks online, but you can only download chapter PDFs after you login to a personal account.

  • Presentation maker – Downloaded images from eBooks into a PowerPoint presentation that includes all the copyright information you need to properly acknowledge your sources. Learn more.

  • CME credit – earn CME credits for your usage! Learn more.

  • Access the mobile app – install the mobile app on your personal device using your personal account login information. Learn more.

  • Get remote access to ClinicalKey from anywhere. Learn more.