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Anatomy

• Anatomy Atlases - Atlas of Human Anatomy
• Anatomy Atlases - Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section
• Anatomy Atlases - Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation
• Anatomy Atlases - Anatomy of First Aid - A Case Study Approach
• Anatomy Atlases - Lessons From a Bone Box
• Bartleby - Gray's Anatomy
• Google - Google Body
• Loyola University - Structure of the Human Body
• NLM - AnatLine
• State University of New York - Human Anatomy
• Temple University - Neuroanatomy Lab Resource
• Tufts University - Anatomy of the Head and Neck
• University of Michigan - Medical Gross Anatomy
• University of Michigan - Visible Human Project
• University of Utah - Neuroanatomy Atlas
• University of Utah - Visible Human
• University of Washington - Digital Anatomist
• University of Washington - Musculoskeletal Atlas
• Whitaker - Instant Anatomy

Anatomy - Radiology

• Bridgeport Hospital - Anatomy Wiz
• Chest X-ray - Thoracic Anatomy
• Davidoff - The Common Vein
• Emory University - Radiologic Anatomy
• Freitas - Musculoskeletal MRI Atlas
• Harvard University - Whole Brain Atlas
• HeadNeckBrainSpine - Neuroimaging Anatomy Modules
• IMAIOS - e-Anatomy - Interactive Atlas of Whole Body Cross-Sectional Anatomy
• Lee - Musculoskeletal MRI Movie Atlas
• Loyola University - Cross Section Tutorial
• McGill University - Radiological Anatomy
• Seattle Children's Hospital - Radiology Atlases
• Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - Cardiac MRI Anatomical Atlas
• University of Erlangen - Compare
• University of Utah - Atlases of the Brain
• University of Washington - Interactive Web-based CT Temporal Bone Module: Anatomy and Pathology
• University of Washington - Muscle Atlas
• University of Washington - Musculoskeletal Radiologic Anatomy Modules
• University of Washington - Radiology Anatomy Teaching Modules
• University of Wisconsin - Neuroradiology Tutor
• USUHS - Radiologic Anatomy Browser
• Wayne State University - CT Anatomy Tutor
• Wayne State University - Radiologic Anatomy

Anesthesia

• Global Textbook of Anesthesiology

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

• College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University - Biochemistry Online
• Indiana University - Medical Biochemistry Page
• MIT - Biology Hypertextbook
• NLM - Biochemistry
• NLM - Molecular Cell Biology
• University of Utah - NetBiochem

Bioethics

• NIH - Bioethics Resources
• University of Pennsylvania - Center for Bioethics
• University of Toronto - Joint Center for Bioethics
• World Medical Association - Medical Ethics Manual
• Virtual Mentor

Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear Warfare

• ACR - Disaster Preparedness for Radiology Professionals - Response to Radiological Terrorism (PDF format)
• Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute - Medical Management of Radiological Casualties (PDF format)
• Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute - Pocket Guide to Terrorism With Ionizing Radiation (PDF format)
• RAND - Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks
• US Army - Defense Against Toxin Weapons (PDF format)
• US Army - Field Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook (PDF format)
• US Army - Medical Management of Biological Casualties (PDF format)
• US Army - Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook
• US Army - Textbook of Military Medicine: Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare
• US Army - Multiservice Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Treatment of Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries: FM 4-02.285 (FM 8-285) | MCRP 4-11.1A | NTRP 4-02.22 | AFTTP (I) 3-2.69, US DOD (PDF)
• US Army - Treatment of Biological Warfare Agent Casualties (PDF format)

Biostatistics

• BMJ - Statistics at Square One
• Children's Mercy - STATS
• Statsoft - Elementary Concepts in Statistics
• Tufts University - The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice

Complementary and Alternative

• NIH - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Dentistry

• Merck - Merck Manual

Dermatology

• Dermis - Dermatology Online Atlas
• eMedicine - Dermatology
• Internet Dermatology Society - Electronic Textbook of Dermatology
• Johns Hopkins - Dermatology Image Atlas
• Loyola University - Atlas of Dermatology
• Merck - Merck Manual
• Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook
• University of Utah - Dermatology Image Bank

Embryology

• Harvard University - Compendium of Fetal MRI
• Loyola University - Development of the Human Heart
• Loyola University - Genitourinary Development
• Temple University - Embryology of the Central Nervous System
• University of California - Visible Embryo
• Universities of Freiburg, Lausanne and Bern - Embryology.ch
• University of Michigan - Multi-Dimensional Human Embryo
• University of New South Wales - Embryology
• University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Embryo Images

Emergency Medicine

• Anatomy Atlases - Anatomy of First Aid: A Case Study Approach
• eMedicine - Emergency Medicine
• Merck - Merck Manual - Poisoning
• NIH - Household Products Database
• NLM - Environmental Health and Toxicology
• Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook
• US Army - First Aid (PDF format)
• US Navy - Standard First Aid Course

Epidemiology

• BMJ - Epidemiology for the Uninitiated

Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)

• BMJ - How to Read a Paper
• Cochrane Collaboration - Cochrane Reviews
• EBOC - Evidence Based On Call
• Oxford University - Bandolier
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - What is Evidence Based Medicine?
• University of North Carolina - Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine
• University of York - DARE

Family Medicine

• AHRQ - National Guideline Clearinghouse
• eMedicine - Internal Medicine
• Louisiana State University - Outpatient Management Manual
• Merck - Merck Manual
• Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook
• US Air Force - Independent Duty Medical Technician Medical and Dental Treatment Protocols (PDF format)
• US Coast Guard - Ship's Medicine Chest
• US Navy - Sickcall Screener's Handbook

Genetics

• Merck - Merck Manual - Genetics
• NIH - Genome.gov
• NLM - Genetics Home Reference
• NLM - Human Molecular Genetics
• NLM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man

Geriatrics

• Merck - Merck Manual

Global Health

• DHHS - GlobalHealth.gov
• Harvard University - Center for Health and the Global Environment
• Medact - Global Health Education
• University College London - Centre for International Health and Development

Histology

• Anatomy Atlases - Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy
• Loyola University - Histology
• Moran andF Rowley - Visual Histology
• Temple University - Histology Laboratory Assistant
• University of Illinois - Atlas of Histology
• University of Kansas - JayDoc HistoWeb
• University of Western Australia - Blue Histology
• University of Wisconsin - Histology Atlas

History of Medicine

• NLM - History of Medicine
• Pengelley - A Traveler's Guide to the History of Biology and Medicine
• Science Museum - Brought to Life
• Wellcome Trust History of Medicine ( Birth, Death, Drugs, Hospitals, Medicine and Technology, Plagues and Pestilence and Public Health, Surgery, Timeline)

Humanitarian Emergencies

• CDC - Famine-Affected, Refugee, and Displaced Populations: Recommendations for Public Health Issues
• Medecins Sans Frontieres - Clinical Guidelines / Essential Drugs / Rapid Assessment of Refugee or Displaced Populations / Refugee Health
• USUHS - Military Medicine Humanitarian Assistance Course

Informatics

• Columbia University - Introduction to Medical Informatics

Internal Medicine (including the adult subspecialties of Allergy-Immunology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmunology, Rheumatology)

• AHRQ - National Guideline Clearinghouse
• American Society of Hematology - Image Bank
• ASM Systems - CardiologySite
• Canadian Association of Gastroenterology - First Principles of Gastroenterology (PDF format)
• CDC - Guidelines for Treating Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Cancer Management
• eMedicine - Allergy and Immunology
• eMedicine - Cardiology
• eMedicine - Critical Care
• eMedicine - Endocrinology
• eMedicine - Gastroenterology
• eMedicine - Hematology
• eMedicine - Infectious Diseases
• eMedicine - Nephrology
• eMedicine - Oncology
• eMedicine - Pulmonology
• eMedicine - Rheumatology
• Jenkins - ECG Library
• Johns Hopkins - Antibiotic Guide
• Johns Hopkins - Medical Management of HIV Infection
• Louisiana State University - Outpatient Management Manual
• Mad Scientist Software - MicroEKG Manual
• McGill University - ECG Encyclopedia
• MDtext - Endotext
• Medecins Sans Frontieres - Clinical Guidelines Diagnostic and Treatment Manual
• Medical Algorithms Project - Medical Algorithms
• Merck - Merck Manual
• NCI - Clinical Cancer Information
• NLM - Cancer Medicine
• NLM - Endocrinology - An Integrated Approach
• Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook
• SearchingMed.com
• University of California San Francisco - AIDS Knowledge Base
• University of Pennsylvania - Critical Care Medicine Tutorials
• University of Utah - ECG Learning Center
• US Air Force - Independent Duty Medical Technician Medical and Dental Treatment Protocols (PDF format)
• US Coast Guard - Ship's Medicine Chest
• US Navy - Guide to Malaria Prevention and Control (PDF format)
• US Navy - Sickcall Screener's Handbook

Medical Dictionaries

• MediLexicon - Pharmaceutical and Medical Abbreviations
• Merriam Webster - Medical Dictionary
• Mondofacto Dictionary
• Stedman's - Medical Dictionary

Medical English

• European Community - EnglishMed

Microbiology and Virology

• Tulane University - Big Picture Book of Virology
• University of South Carolina - Microbiology, Virology, Immunology, Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology Online
• University of Torino - Atlas of Medical Parasitology

Military Medicine

• Virtual Naval Hospital

Mnemonics

• Medical Mnemonics

Neurology

• Drexel University - Headache Interactive
• eMedicine - Neurology
• Merck - Merck Manual
• Oxbridge Solution - GP Notebook

Neurosurgery

• eMedicine - Neurosurgery

Nutrition

• American Dietetic Association - Food and Nutrition Information
• Harvard School of Public Health - The Nutrition Source

Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Brookside Press - Military Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Brookside Press - OB-GYN 101
• Brookside Press - OBGYN Morning Rounds
• eMedicine - Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Merck - Merck Manual
• Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook
• University of Utah - Human Reproduction
• US Navy - Operational Obstetrics and Gynecology
• US Navy - Surgical Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ophthalmology

• Columbia University - Digital Reference of Ophthalmology
• eMedicine - Opthalmology
• Merck - Merck Manual
• New York Eye and Ear Infirmary - Digital Atlas of Ophthalmology
• Oculisti - EyeAtlas
• Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook
• US Army - Textbook of Military Medicine: Ophthalmic Care of the Combat Casualty

Orthopaedic Surgery

• AO Foundation - AO Surgery Reference
• DeGroot - BoneTumor.org
• eMedicine - Orthopaedic Surgery
• eMedicine - Sports Medicine
• Merck - Merck Manual
• Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook
• University of Flinders - South Australian Orthopaedic Registrars' Notebook
• Wheeless - Textbook of Orthopaedics
• WorldOrtho - Electronic Orthopaedic Textbook
• WorldOrtho - Oxford Handbook of Sports Medicine
• WorldOrtho - Simple Guide to Orthopaedics
• WorldOrtho - Simple Guide to Trauma

Otolaryngology

• eMedicine - Otolaryngology
• Merck - Merck Manual
• Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook
• University of Texas - Online Textbook of Otolaryngology

Pathology

• American Association for Clinical Chemistry - Lab Tests Online
• Bloodline - Image Atlas
• Plapp - ClinLabNavigator
• University of Alabama Birmingham - Pathology Education Instructional Resource
• University of Connecticut - Pathweb
• University of Illinois - Urbana Atlas of Pathology
• University of Iowa - Virtual Slide Box
• University of Pennsylvania - Gram Stain Atlas
• University of Utah - WebPath

Pediatrics (including the pediatric subspecialties of Allergy-Immunology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmunology, Rheumatology)

• eMedicine - General Pediatrics
• eMedicine - Pediatric Cardiology
• eMedicine - Pediatric Critical Care
• eMedicine - Pediatric Dermatology
• eMedicine - Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral
• eMedicine - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• eMedicine - Pediatric Genetics and Metabolic Diseases
• eMedicine - Pediatric Neonatology
• eMedicine - Pediatric Neurology
• eMedicine - Pediatric Orthopaedics
• eMedicine - Pediatric Otolaryngology
• eMedicine - Pediatric Radiology
• eMedicine - Pediatric Surgery
• GeneralPediatrics.com
• Merck - Merck Manual - Pediatrics
• NLM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
• Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook
• Pediatric Commons
• PediatricEducation.org
• SearchingPediatrics.com
• University of Hawaii - Case Based Pediatrics
• University of Iowa - Iowa Neonatology Handbook
• US Air Force - Pediatric Emergency Manual and its Preface
• Virtual Pediatric Hospital

Pharmacology

• Epocrates - MedSearch
• FDA - Orange Book of Approved Drug Products
• Medecins Sans Frontieres - Essential Drugs
• Merck - Merck Manual
• NLM - Drug Information Portal
• NLM - MedlinePlus
• RxList
• WHO - Essential Medicines Library
• WHO - Model Formulary

Physical Examination and the Approach to the Patient

• Loyola University - Screening Physical Exam
• O'Grady - System of Medicine
• University of California San Diego - Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine
• University of California San Francisco - Catalog of Clinical Images
• University of Florida - Online Physical Exam Teaching Assistant
• University of Florida - Physical Exam Study Guides
• University of Toronto - Neurological Exan
• University of Utah - NeuroLogic Exam
• Yale University - NeuroExam

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

• eMedicine - Physical Medicine
• Merck - Merck Manual

Physiology

• University of Arizona - Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
• University of Vermont - Medical Physiology
• Zubieta University - Textbook in Medical Physiology and Pathophysiology: Essentials and Clinical Problems

Preventive Medicine

• Armed Forces Pest Management Board - Personal Protective Measures Against Insects and Other Arthropods of Military Significance (PDF format)
• US Army - Field Hygiene and Sanitation - FM 21-10 (PDF format)
• US Navy - Manual of Naval Preventive Medicine
• USPSTF - Put Prevention into Practice
• USPSTF - Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

Psychiatry

• American Psychiatric Association - DSM-IV-TR
• eMedicine - Psychiatry
• Long - Internet Mental Health
• Merck - Merck Manual
• Oxbridge Press - GP Notebook
• University of Tasmania - Download of Psychiatry

Radiology

• Albert Einstein Medical Center - LearningRadiology
• eMedicine - Radiology
• GE - Medcyclopaedia
• Medical College of Georgia - Basic Radiology Primer: An Introduction to Problem-Oriented Imaging Algorithms
• Medical College of Wisconsin - Chorus
• RadiologyEducation.com
• SearchingRadiology.com
• USUHS - Chest X-Ray Review
• Yale University - Cardiothoracic Imaging

Surgery

• eMedicine - General Surgery
• eMedicine - Pediatric Surgery
• eMedicine - Perioperative Care
• eMedicine - Plastic Surgery
• eMedicine - Thoracic Surgery
• eMedicine - Transplantation
• eMedicine - Trauma
• eMedicine - Vascular Surgery
• Lion Reef - Vesalius
• NLM - Surgical Treatment
• Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook
• Surgical Tutor
• US Army - Emergency War Surgery Handbook

Travel Medicine

• CDC - Travel Medicine
• Merck - Merck Manual
• WHO - International Travel and Health

Undersea Medicine

• US Army - Textbook of Military Medicine: Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments - Volume 2
• US Navy - Diving Manual

Urology

• eMedicine - Urology
• Merck - Merck Manual

Veterinary Medicine

• Merck - Veterinary Manual

Wilderness Medicine

• High Altitude Medicine - High Altitude Medicine Guide
• US Army - Heat Stress Control and Heat Casualty Management (PDF format)
• US Army - Medical Aspects of Cold Weather Operations (PDF format)
• US Army - Medical Problems in High Mountain Environments (PDF format)
• US Army - Sustaining Health and Performance in The Cold: Environmental Medicine Guidance for Cold Weather Operations (PDF format)
• US Army - Textbook of Military Medicine: Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments - Volume 1

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Case Studies and Patient Simulations

• AIDA - Diabetes Simulator
• Auckland District Health Board - Trauma Scenarios
• PediatricEducation.org
• Trauma.org - Moulage Cases
• Virtual Autopsy - Cases

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Journals and MEDLINE

MEDLINE

• PubMed
• PubMed-to-Email

Medical Journals

• American Family Physician
• BioMed Central
• BMJ
• Student BMJ
• Directory of Open Access Journals
• FreeMedicalJournals.com
• JAMA
• Lancet
• MMWR
• NEJM
• Pediatrics
• PLoS Medicine
• PubMedCentral

Professional Societies and Organizations

Professional Societies

• AACOM
• AAIP
• AAMC
• AMA
• AMA Medical Student Section
• AMSA
• AOA
• APAMSA
• APMA
• APMSA
• IFMSA
• MedSIN
• NBME
• NMA
• SNMA
• SOMA
• USMLE
• List of Professional Health Organizations

National and International Organizations

• Centers for Disease Control
• Food and Drug Administration
• National Institutes of Health
• National Library of Medicine
• World Health Organization

Handheld Computer Medical Resources

• American College of Physicians - PDA and Mobile Computing
• Diagnosaurus
• Epocrates
• Handheld Recommendations
• Informatics Review
• Pediatrics on Hand

Patient Education

How to Evaluate Medical Information on the Internet

• Medical Library Association - Deciphering Medspeak
• MedlinePlus - Guide to Healthy Web Surfing
• MedlinePlus - Health Literacy
• National Cancer Institute - How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet

Anatomy Information

• Intellimed - Human Anatomy Online
• NLM - MedlinePlus

Patient Education / Consumer Health Information

• American Academy of Family Physicians - Patient Information
• American Academy of Pediatrics - Patient Information
• American Association for Clinical Chemistry - Lab Tests Online
• American Baby - HealthyKids.com
• American Cancer Society - Cancer Resource Center
• American Dental Association - Patient Information
• American Heart Association - Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia
• CDC - Disease Fact Sheets
• DHHS - HealthFinder
• eMedicine - Consumer Health
• Harvard University - Young Women's Resource Center
• Mayo Clinic
• Merck - Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition
• NCI - Clinical Cancer Information
• Nemours - KidsHealth.org
• NIH - ClinicalTrials.gov
• NIH - Genome.gov
• NIH - Office of Rare Diseases
• NLM - Genetics Home Reference
• NLM - Index of Consumer Health Organizations
• NLM - MedlinePlus
• Physician's Desk Reference - PDRhealth
• Physician's Desk Reference - Guide to Medical Care
• US Government - Consumer Health Information
• Virtual Pediatric Hospital - Pediatric Common Questions Quick Answers
• Your Surgery

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