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Other Educational Links found on Medical Education page
 | The Alternative Medicine Homepage - excellent resource page for information as well as extensive links to alternative medicine sites |
| Birth Control Links - Ann Rose's Ultimate Birth Control Links - excellent site for Patients and Doctors covering all types of contraception |
| Birth Plan - site that helps parents understand and choose options during labor and delivery and during the post-partum period - complete with educational material on different options - prints out a letter for their physician |
| CancerNET - top quality cancer information site from NIH |
| C-Health - Canadian Drug and Disease Patient Information Database |
| C-Health - Herbal Encyclopedia |
| CDC - Travel Information site |
| CDC Cancer Prevention - site for finding out how to access free mammograms and PAP smears to screen for breast and cervical cancer - covers all areas of the USA |
| Disability Resources - page of links to web sites dealing with different specific disabilities |
| Disaster Supplies Kit PDF handout - Red Cross |
| DO-IT - U of Washington site with comprehensive links for all disabilities |
| DrKoop.com - very good medical news and information site for patients |
| Family Doctor - excellent AAFP site for patient information handouts in both Spanish and English |
| General Pediatrics - good site for both physicians and patients on pediatric topics |
| Headache Impact Test - a tool for patients to assess how much headaches are affecting their life |
| HealthScout - general patient information site with excellent information |
| Heart Attack and Stroke Warning Signs - great patient guide from the AHA |
| Heart and Stroke A-Z Guide - comprehensive patient information site for all cardiac and vascular conditions - from the American Heart Association |
| Healthy Place - a top-grade site for patient and physician information as well as patient support groups dealing with psychiatric and psychological conditions - has online articles from the NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health |
| Herb Med - easily searched evidence based site for herbal medications |
| Herb Research Foundation - excellent resource site on herbal medications |
| Immunization Action Coalition - multilingual patient information on immunization in 17 languages - reviewed by CDC for technical accuracy |
| Karolinska Institute - incredible resource with links to online textbooks and information for physicians and patients - Swedish organization - highly recommended |
| Kids Health - excellent parent information site on childhood diseases and health concerns - non-profit group of pediatricians has put the site together |
| Mayo Clinic - excellent patient information site - reputable - highly recommended |
| Medem Medical Library - patient information library put together by all the medical societies / academies - very thorough |
| MedicaPharma - online pharmacy - good for getting information on drug prices - reliability of site as a place for filling prescriptions is unknown |
| Medicine Net - excellent site for patient information on diseases, medications and medical procedures / tests - no registration required |
| MEL - Michigan Electronic Library Health Information Resources - extensive links to medical information and support group sites for patients and physicians |
| NIH - Health Information home page - National Institute of Health - excellent patient information site in both Spanish and English |
| NIH - drug information - National Institute of Health drug information for patients |
| NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health - patient and physician information on mental illness - available in Spanish and English - also see Healthy Place |
| NOAH - Spanish and English information on 24 health topics by the New York Online Access to Health organization |
| NORD - National Organization for Rare Diseases - a non-profit group that maintains a complete database on all rare diseases including current therapeutics and research - there is a charge for access to the specific disease documents |
| NPR Radio - Health & Science |
| Red Cross Disaster Supplies Kit PDF handout |
| Patient Handouts - National Institute of Health index of full-text publications for patients |
| Patient Handouts - Orthopedics - great ortho handouts from AAOS (orthopedic surgeons organization) |
| Patient Handouts - U of Illinois - another good site with patient handouts |
| Patient Medication Handouts - Yahoo - good concise patient information on medications that can be easily printed out |
| Pregnancy Calculator - site for prospective parents to get a custom made calendar that details what to expect on a day to day basis throughout the pregnancy - has excellent patient information - needs free registration |
| QuackWatch - comprehensive site on pitfalls of alternative medicine |
| Shriner's Hospitals - site for access to information on Shriner's Hospitals for pediatric orthopedic problems - includes downloadable application forms for parents to have their child seen (under Admission Application) |
| Street Drug Reference Guide - Washington State ADHL site with hard to find information on street drugs - includes common names for street drugs |
| SupportPath.com - site with extensive links to patient support groups for all types of illnesses, health conditions and disabilities |
| Ultimate Birth Control Links - Ann Rose's birth control site - excellent site for Patients and Doctors covering all types of contraception |
| Veteran Affairs Health Services - gateway link to Veteran Affairs Health system information |
| Virtual Children's Hospital - only online textbook I have found with reasonably complete coverage of pediatrics - also includes patient information articles |
| Walgreens Health Initiatives - Medicare Card |