Professional Associations
American Academy of Family Physicians - sections for members, students, residents, and patients
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - Membership info, directory, publications, conferences, employment opportunities, practice information, health care links.
American Academy of Pediatrics - publications, press releases, information for parents, members
American Academy of Physician Assistants - section dedicated to student PA issues, employment opportunities, professional issues, links to related PA organizations.
American Board of Family Practice - information about ABFP certification, Board review courses, board exams, residency training programs, Journal of ABFP
American Board of Internal Medicine - information on certification, listing of Board certified physicians
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - news, publications, patient education pamphlets
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine - Information on Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, issues related to osteopathic education
American College of Physicians - medical news, publications, information on CME, residency program database, content for medical students, classifieds
American Dental Association - dental research and clinical issues, patient and consumer dental information
American Medical Association - information on membership, CME, physician locator, journals, patient education materials
American Medical Student Association - news, programs, links for medical students
American Osteopathic Association - publications, policy issues, CME information, educational materials
Association of Family Practice Residency Directors
Society of General Internal Medicine - publications, upcoming meetings, member information
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine - information about membership, events, publications
Medical Sites
American Cancer Society - cancer information, research, tobacco section, local chapter information
American Diabetes Association - extensive information on diabetes, nutrition, exercise; health professional section includes clinical practice recommendations, journals, patient information
American Heart Association - information on heart disease, stroke, prevention, nutrition, interactive risk assessment, professional information
Auscultation Assistant - interesting educational site for health professional students to learn about both normal and abnormal heart and lung sounds; includes live audio sounds of murmurs and breath sounds; developed by a fourth year UCLA medical student
Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania - Community HealthLink, Center for Health Careers, Hospital Shared Services, medical directors forum, links
Information from Your Family Doctor - from the American Academy of Family Physicians, excellent patient information on a wide variety of medical topics
Medical Students' Guide to Residency Selection - (from AAFP) "what, where, why, when, and how of residency selection" including information on Electronic Residency Application Service
MEDLINE Search (free) - search the databases of the National Library of Medicine
MedWeb - comprehensive catalog of medical links online arranged by category and discipline
Merck Manual - full text online
Nurse Practitioner Resources - extensive links for health care providers
Oncolink - University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook - full text online handbook of common problems encountered in Family Practice
Virtual Hospital - (University of Iowa) comprehensive source of provider information, CME, nursing and health databases, tutorial for 3D imaging, multi-media format
Virtual Pediatric Hospital - for Pediatrics
Rural Health
Farmedic Program - program overview, course schedule
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy - outreach grants, telemedicine, etc.
National Rural Recruitment and Retention Center - coalition of 45 state agencies interested in helping health professionals locate practice sites in rural areas
National Rural Health Association - represents rural health facilities and practitioners
PA Office of Rural Health - rural health policy, women's health, children's health
Rural Information Center Health Service -information on rural health issues
Rural Family Medicine - Rural Interest Group (Society of Teachers of Family Medicine)
Professional Journals
CME Online
Cyberounds - Grand rounds style lectures featuring text and pictures on a variety of topics. Online CME quiz offered for each conference (free registration required)
Medconnect - Online CME in emergency medicine and for board reviews in various topics. Also, interactive educational materials in areas including primary care, pediatrics, radiology.
Medscape - online articles and cases on a variety of topics; free CME questions provided
UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences
Federal Government
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Centers for Disease Control - health info, publications, statistics, travelers' health
Food and Drug Administration - info on food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, toxicology
National Institutes of Health - funding opportunities, scientific resources, health information such as CancerNet, AIDS info, Clinical Alerts, Women's Health Initiative
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - links to publications and web sites supported by this office including Healthy People 2000 and 2010, nutritional guidelines
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - news, research, consumer information, links to HHS agencies
U.S. National Library of Medicine - includes free Medline searches, NLM publications, research and special information programs
State Government
State of Pennsylvania Home Page - links to all state agencies
PA Office of Rural Health - rural issues, women's health page, children's health page
Other AHEC Links
Complete listing of AHECs nationwide
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