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• Multimedia Reference Library
• Virtual Naval Hospital Information for Providers This site sorts entries of the Merck Manual, Iowa Family Practice Handbook, and many other sources, by topic.
• Medical Matrix A huge database of medical information. Specialty and disease categorized information, clinical practice (including patient information), literature, education, professional groups, computers, medical Internet and technology, & marketplace.
• Argus Clearinghouse - Health & Medicine guides
• Mayo Health O@sis A web site maintained by the Mayo Clinic with health resources on a number of topics, developed for the general consumer.
• The U.S. National Library of Medicine A launching point for searches and information about current research.
• OHSU library The home page of Oregon Health Sciences University's library. Includes OVID links, the OHSU library catalog and an Internet resource catalog.
• PORTALS The Portland (Oregon) Area Library System. Institutions, library catalogs, and databases. Includes links to MEDLINE and CINAHL.
• Galen II - Knowledge Resources Biomedical resources selected and reviewed by the Digital Library of the University of California at San Francisco. Very usable.
• The Johns Hopkins Hospital Virtual Children's Center The JH Children's Center, clinical information, research, patient education material, parenting resources, fun stuff for kids on the Web, medical humor, much more.
• MedWeb Many Internet medical resources.
• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians Information on what Naturopathy is and many good links.
• General Complementary Medicine References More complementary health care information.
• Multi lingual Glossary Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European languages.

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Cool Health Sites

• Interactive Patient home page Test your skill at diagnosing and treating a case study "patient."

• The Virtual Hospital Maintained by the University of Iowa College of Medicine. A continuously updated digital health sciences library providing distance learning to health care professionals and the general public.

• Browse CliniWeb OHSU's table of contents and index to clinical information on the Web. This is a remarkable resource! (Pick the 'diseases' option, then 'musculoskeletal', for orthopedic discussions.)
  Includes Dr. Deloughery's Famous Internal Medicine Handouts , a wonderful "on-call" handbook, and links to other resources.

• The Microbial Underground's Online course in Medical Bacteriology Just what it says...an online course in bacteriology, complete with excellent graphics and lucid descriptions. Not yet complete the last time I checked, but what's there is very much worth the visit!

• Digital Learning center for microbial ecology Bug of the Week, Bugs in the News, and Microbe Zoo. The Zoo is too cute for words...not only informative, but done with a great sense of humor. Take a look!

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Medicine-related Images & Clip art

• ChiroClips Chiropractic Clip Art
• Microbial Images
• Medicine by modem
• Jonathan Tward's Multimedia Medical Reference Library Note the 'Images' subcategory.
• Medical Computer Illustrations
• Caltech Archives PhotoNet
  
• Carrefour BIODIDAC Home Page A bank of digital resources for teaching biology
  
• The Nanoworld Image Gallery Electron micrographs from the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Queensland
  
• Custom Medical Online More than just images...
• Medical Clip Art
• Artcana Graphics Library - Medical / Anatomical Clip Art
• Download Warehouse's health clip art Health & Medicine Clip art for sale, but very cheap (>= $8.) Some of the image packs require "Print Shop" or "Print Artist".
• Ed's Pharmacy / Medical Clip Art "Download and use as you wish".

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Software

I don't intend to try to dig out links to every medical software site there is! If you would like something listed here, please e-mail me. Thanks. Also watch for the "software" icon which marks certain other links in other categories.

• Jonathan Tward's Multimedia Medical Reference Library - Software

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Medical Education

• The Interactive Medical Student Lounge
• American Medical Students Association
• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Museum
• Medical Files Tutorials, reference files, DDX files, simulations.
• Thoughts on being a chiropractic student
• Evidence Based Medicine
• Less Stress Instructional Services Includes CPR and ambulance simulators that can be helpful for people learning or reviewing basic resuscitation.
• Question bank for part I of the MRCP examination A collection of over 800 multiple choice questions in general medicine of the sort seen in the the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians exam.
• The MLM Bookstore A collection of Amazon.com offerings of books for medical students, USMLE reviews, plus philosophy, computer science, etc.
• European Medical Students' Association Homepage
• International Federation of Medical Students' Associations
• Chiropractic Neurology Diplomate Medical & Chiropractic educational links.
• The Interactive Medical Student Lounge
• Meds 2002 Web Page A very thorough reference resource for medical students.
• Student Study Guides From the University of Kansas. The site contains a nearly-comprehensive, well-regarded collection of detailed outlines of all of the basic medical sciences. The study guides are categorized and indexed by subject matter. Reportedly, the level of detail is sufficient to use the site as a sole source in reviewing for the USMLE.
• Home page for Medical Education Online
• Guide for Clinicians
• Educational Resources
• Multimedia Medical Reference Library -- Medical School Curriculum
• Yahoo! - Health:Medicine:Education
• Educational Courses on the Web
• Course: Graphical Data Analysis
• The Medical Education Page This is the home page of a medical student who has a similar goal to mine: providing links of interest to students of the health professions. Very well done.
• Computer Aided Medical Education (CAME) A series of seminars exploring potential uses of computers in a medical education and research environment and an integrated distributed information network prototyping these uses.

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Schools of health professions

Medical Schools

• Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine NIAOM is an accredited, non-profit educational organization dedicated to high-quality education in acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, and to the integration of this medicine into healthcare systems throughout the Pacific Northwest.
• Yahoo!'s Medical Schools list
• Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA
• St. Matthews University School of Medicine, Ambergris Caye, Belize.

Chiropractic Schools

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Health care provider databases

• The Chiropractic Resources Referral Directory
• AltMed Registry A "Top 5%" web site allowing forms-based worldwide searches for various forms of practice.

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Public Health agencies and other organizations

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• U.S. Public Health Service
• United States Air Force -- Public Health
• The American Red Cross
• The American Heart Association - National page
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• The World Health Organization (WHO) home page
• Médecins Sans Frontières International Web Site: Front Page
• The Global Health Network A NASA-funded project to bring medical networking and information to the Internet.
• Healthlinks (A service of the University of Washington.)

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Northwest regional resources

Non-HMO sites

• OHSU's Oregon Disability Guidelines
• Society for Auditory Integration Training
• Hanford Health Information Network Find out if you may have been exposed to radioactive materials in Oregon or Washington state.
• Washington State Department of Health
• OR-WA-ID Health Divisions
• Oregon branch of the American Heart Association
• Washington state branch of the American Heart Association
• Idaho/Montana branch of the American Heart Association
• Morrow County, Oregon, Health District
• Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR
  • OHSU Library
  • OHSU Student Services
  • OHSU Medical/Nursing Bookstore

Northwest HMO's with pages on home health care advice

• United health care's Living Smarter magazine

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Career resources

• JobSmart Home More of a basic job search/career planning guide, but it has a nice section on resumes, cover letters and career guides.
• MedCareers A medical employment resources guide.

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Medical sites by topic

Anatomy & Embryology

Embryology

• The Visible Embryo

Anatomy / Neuroanatomy

• Lung Anatomy
• Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation
• The Hosford Muscle Tables: Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body Has links to related radiographic osteology.
• The Perspectives Network The Perspectives Network, Inc.'s primary focus is positive communication between persons with brain injury, family members/ caregivers/friends of persons with brain injury, those many professionals who treat persons with brain injury and community members in order to create positive changes and enhance public awareness and knowledge of acquired/traumatic brain injury.
• TPN's Coup-Contrecoup diagram Diagram and brief layman's explanation of a coup-contrecoup (whiplash) injury.
• UNC-Chapel Hill Division of Neurosurgery
• Brain Development Lab Home Page, University of Oregon
• American Association of Anatomists
• Anatomy
• Digital Anatomist Interactive Atlases
• Foramina
• Hotlinks to Anatomy Resources on the Internet
• The Visible Human Project
• List of Three's ?link may be bad
• Neuroanatomy Study Slides
• Neurosciences on the Internet
• Neurosurgery Residents' Online Handbook
• SCOI Spine Anatomy
• The Spinal Cord - Table of Contents
• The Whole Brain Atlas
• UW Anatomy Module List Index to teaching modules.
• Vertebral Body Anatomy

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General Biology & Histology

• Global Campus - Biology A list of courses available from the Global Campus.
• CELLS alive! A site which provides on-line videos and other multimedia exhibits of living cells.
• Course/Tutorial on Cell Biology
• MIT's Biology Hypertextbook"
• Virtual Classroom: Biology: Molecular/Cell

Also see Microbiology.

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Cardiovascular

• Collection of Heart Sounds
• VNH - Myocardial infarction
• VNH - Arrhythmias
• VNH - Chest pain evaluation
• Cervical Bruits: A Clinical Renaissance
• The American College of Cardiology
• Merck - High Blood Pressure
  • Treatment news
  • HBP under control
• Merck - What you should know about Heart Failure
• Merck - Diabetes and your Heart
• Merck - Heart Care Network Online Information for patients and for professionals
• Electrocardiogram (ECG) Library Homepage
• Cardiac Auscultation
• Abdominal aortic aneurysms
• Guided Tour of the Heart More oriented towards laymen, but very well done.
  
• Preview The Heart
• American Heart Association National Center
• Heart Sounds

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Chemistry & Biochemistry

• Chemistry Hypermedia Project
  
• Clinical Case Computer Tutorials in Biochemistry From the Univeristy of Manitoba.
  

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Clinical sciences

• Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice
• Burns of the hand
• Assessment of the hand
• The Painful Shoulder: Diagnosis and Management
• MEDICAL MATRIX 3.6.23: Guide to Internet Clinical Medicine Resources
• Infoseek Guide Search: taking a patient history
• Primary Care Teaching Modules Assorted case studies.
• Interactive Patient home page Test your skill at diagnosing and treating a case study "patient."
• CliniWeb OHSU's table of contents and index to clinical information on the Web. Also includes Dr. Deloughery's Famous Internal Medicine Handouts .

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Death & Dying - Resources and Communication

Resources

• National Brain Tumor Foundation
• The Perspective Network's support group database

Communication

• Tough Questions References A discussion of how to talk to patients about very serious issues.
• Primary Care Teaching Module: How to Give Bad News

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Dermatology

• Intermountain Burn Center
• Virtual Naval Hospital - Urticaria and Angioedema
• Dermatology case reports and lectures
• An Introduction to Basic Dermatology A hypertext from the University of Iowa
• The American Academy of Dermatology
• Dermatology WWW-Server
  
• Dermatology Online Atlas (DOIA) Erlangen

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Endocrine Disorders

• Patient information on Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Great patient handouts!

• Diabetes

  • Patient information on Diabetes Great patient handouts!
  • CDC - Diabetes Home Page
  • Diabetes - Doctor's Guide to the Internet

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Environmental Health

Chemical Sensitivity / Detoxification

• MCSurvivors A Resource Web Site for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Environmental Illness. (No longer updated, but good links!)
• Blood test to detect latex allergy
• Environmental Health Center - Dallas Facility
• Formaldehyde
• Formaldehyde Facts

• CDC - National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
• FDA information on pesticides, metals & industrial chemicals in food
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) - Brochures
• Welcome to Recycle City!

Also see Nutrition for links on food safety.

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Epidemiology

• Epidemiology files Fact sheets, maps, programs.
• Virtual Naval Hospital: Introduction to Geographic Medicine
• WWW virtual library of Epidemiology A huge list of health/epidemiological links in countries spanning the globe. Presented in outline format and easy to browse.
• Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology Requires MS Powerpoint to view the slides.

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Gastroenterology

• The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Patient information on Kidney Diseases Great patient handouts!
• Patient Information on Digestive Diseases Great patient handouts!
• ElectricGINucs® Nuclear Medicine Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract
• Digestive Health Tips from the American College of Gastroenterology. Lots of tips on many conditions.
• The Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Temple University School of Medicine)
• American College of Gastroenterology
• CCFA -- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
• Torsion Dystonia
• Understanding GERD

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Genetics & Genetic disorders

• Dysmorphic Syndromes Lists features for many syndromes
• The Human Transcript Map
• DOE Primer on Molecular Genetics
• PUMA: an Integration of Biological Data to Support the Interpretation of Genomes
• Rare Genetic Diseases In Children: An Internet Resource Gateway
• Department of Energy's Primer on Molecular Genetics
  
• Human Genome Program Home Page
  

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