 | AAFP Directory of Family
Practice Residencies |
 | AAMC - Association of American Medical
Colleges - has links to all the medical schools of Canada and the USA |
 | The
Abdomen - an excellent online slide lecture
on abdominal exam techniques and findings by Rathe at
University of Florida |
 | ACLS Net - one of the few ACLS orientated pages on the web |
 | AMSA - American Medical Student
Association - great site for both
medical students and physicians - links to all the medical schools |
 | Atlas
of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - excellent online atlas with great
pictures of different pathology of the GI tract |
 | Atlas of Ophthalmology - Eye Atlas
- excellent pictures of conditions of the eye |
 | Basics of MRI -
comprehensive online textbook that discusses MRI including basic theory -
complete with diagrams / pictures |
 | Bedside
Diagnoses - extensive fully searchable online bibliography of articles
that critically review various exam techniques
and signs - includes abstracts - ACP site |
 | BoneGraf
- great orthopedic site with excellent links |
 | Clinical
Exam Videos - - great set of videos covering various aspects of physical exam - from University of Virginia - QuickTime format requiring
good bandwidth connection |
 | Clinical
Skills - full text online book on examination
techniques - U of Florida (an alternative is Lumen
Physical Exam listed below) |
 | Clinical
Skills Database - Beth Isreal Deaconess index that connects to websites
that describe various aspects of clinical exam - complete with ratings |
 | Cochrane
Database Abstracts - the premier database of
evidence based medicine - free online access to all abstracts
of the Cochrane Database |
 | CPR
Guidelines - great site for reviewing basic CPR from U of Washington -
free |
 | Dermatome
Map - Merck Manual |
 | Dermatome
Map - Bear Walk Position - from emergency medicine on the web |
 | Dermatome
Maps - Iowa Family Practice Handbook |
 | EctopicBrain
- the best medical resources for Palm Pilot |
 | Electrocardiology
and Cardiac Arrhythmias - McGill Med Student Site for teaching about
EKG's with emphasis on arrhythmias - includes quizzes to help learn topic |
 | EKG
basics - Nurse-anesthetist site that covers basic EKG's with emphasis on
the basic
arrhythmias |
 | EMBBS - Emergency
Medicine and Primary Care Page - good educational resources including X-ray
and CT files as well as great picture files of cases |
 | ePocrates - a
free must-have drug reference guide that all Palm users should have -
updated weekly - far more useful than a PDR! |
 | Ethicon
Knot Tying - free online PDF manual that gives instructions on tying different surgical
knots. |
 | Ethicon
Wound Management/Closure - free online PDF manual which covers principles of wound closure
and choice of suture material |
 | Family
Practice - an American Board of Family Practice site including online
CME, online Heart Lab for
reviewing cardiac auscultation, and Practice Management info |
 | Functional
Assessment - excellent brief guide on the functional assessment of the
geriatric patient - Geriatrics, Aug 2001 |
 | Gray's Anatomy -
excellent version of this classic
- full text and illustrations |
 | Griffiths
5 Minute Clinical Consult - free online version of the classic with internet
links |
 | H & P - example history and
physical to guide medical students - by Rick Howe |
 | HealthLinks -
very complete extensive online medical
site by U of Washington - registration needed for access to many of the
journals and textbooks |
 | HeartSounds
- online collection of normal and abnormal heart sounds |
 | Heart Sounds
Video - excellent site correlating physiology and anatomy with clinical findings on exam - flash media videos
- Richard Wong MD |
 | Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
- one of the older medical sites on the web with wide variety of medical
links and resources. Look under online resources under the Library heading. |
 | Lumen
Learning Module - Dermatomes , peripheral nerves, bones, etc - excellent
visual learning guide and reference |
 | Lumen
Physical Exam - great introductory work on clinical
skills |
 | Med Calc 3000 - the best
set of online medical calculators available that cover every conceivable
conversion, medical calculation, and disease condition/prognosis |
 | MedicalStudent - site with links
to great resources for students and residents |
 | Merck Manual
- full text online searchable textbook - very
good version |
 | Mini
Mental Status Exam - Merck Manual |
 | MMI - McGill Molson Medical
Informatics site - designed by medical students with excellent tutorials
available on diverse topics such as EKGs, lumbar puncture, electrolyte
imbalances, upper GI endoscopy, etc |
 | NBME - National Board of Medical
Examiners - USMLE exam information |
 | Neuro Exam - site
dedicated to teaching and detailing neurologic and mental status exam - also
has a video |
 | NICU
Resident Book - very good online
neonatal care book - motto is "You are not Alone" - look at left
side of page and select "resident guide book" from
"resources" heading |
 | Paediapaedia
- radiology encyclopaedia of pediatric disease - U of Iowa - excellent |
 | Peripheral
Nerves Map - Lower Limb - Merck Manual |
 | Peripheral
Nerves Map - Upper Limb - Merck Manual |
 | Primary Care
Dermatology Module - comprehensive course and textbook on pediatric
skin lesions and signs from University of Wisconsin - use
master index to access as a textbook |
 | Radiology
Diagnosis in the MSK system - U of Washington full text articles |