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 Resource Centers
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The Virtual Hospital - For Healthcare Providers Tons of resources. Information indexed by speciality, type, organ/system, and department.
CHORUS  A 'quick reference' hypertext for physicians and medical students indexed by organ system and describes diseases, radiological findings, differential-diagnosis lists, and pertinent anatomy, pathology and physiology.
LUMEN (the Loyola University Medical Education Network) Some very good multimedia tutorials on a variety of subjects.
The Knowledge Weaver's Homepage
Primary Care Teaching Modules developed jointly by Stanford University and the University of California at San Francisco.
KU Medical Center Online education from the Kansas University Medical Center.
LectureLinks From the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Student BMJ A journal for and by Medical students.
 
 
 Link Sites
Martindale's Health Centre Excellent site with comprehensive resources including medical dictionaries and glossaries, medical courses, textbooks, modules, and cases
MedicalStudent.com Digital library of authoritative medical information for all students of medicine
usmedstudents.com a great resource for medical students
Medical Student Homepage Contains study notes and sites for the student.
 
 
 General Online Manuals and Textbooks
Iowa Family Practice Handbook 
eMedicine - Medical Textbooks
Flight Surgeon's Manual
General Medical Officer Manual 
 
 
 Interactive Clinics
Screening Physical Examination - LUMEN A multimedia tutorial on Clinical Examination
Cyberounds
webROUNDS
BULLSEYE - Interactive Diagnostic Dilemma Case Presentation  Practice your diagnostic skills
Case Presentation Module  From the Creighton University School of Medicine
Interactive Patient
Patient Simulations - Virtual Hospital
Trauma Moulage
Diabetes Simulator
Hippocratic Oath Full text of the Hippocratic Oath, with introductory notes. From Harvard Classics Volume 38.
 
 
 Individual Resources Indexed by Subject
Cells and Genetics | General Anatomy and Imaging | Embryology | Histology | Biochemistry | Pathology and Microbiology | Pharmacology | Community Medicine | Hematology | Cardiovascular System | Respiratory System | Dermatology | Nervous System | Pediatrics | Ophthalmology | Surgery | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Anethesiology | Orthopedics

Cells and Genetics
Cells Alive! Multimedia tutorials on various aspects of cells.
A Virtual Tour of the Nucleosome Nucleosome organisation using DNA.
From the National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, NIH=  The Human Gene Map   a catalogue of genes, and genetic disease information through Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
 
General Anatomy and Imaging
The Visible Human Project Hosted by the National Library of Medicine. Explore the anatomy of the human body using detailed 3-D images.
NPAC Visible Human Viewer (Clickable Map)  This Java applet allows you to select and view high-resolution images of 2-dimensional slices of a human body, using image data taken from the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project.
Structure of Human Body - from LUMEN Hosted by Loyola University Medical Education Network (LUMEN). Includes cross-sectional anatomy, master muscle list, and links to other anatomy sites.
Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section - Virtual Hospital
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation - Virtual Hospital
Levit Institute Anatomy Module
Anatomy Tutorials
Vesalius An archive of anatomical and surgical images.
Digital Anatomist
Transverse Body Cryosections
 
Embryology
Visible Embryo the first four weeks of human development
Medical Embryology
Multi-Dimensional Human Embryo
Abnormal Fetal Anatomy An introduction to the common birth defects in different organ systems.
Heart Development (Animated)
 
Histology
JayDoc HistoWeb
Histology Slides - from LUMEN
University of Wisconsin Histology Atlas

Biochemistry
NetBiochem    from the Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Biochemistry Tutorials and Tests  from the UC Davis Medical School

Pathology and Microbiology
Digital Slice of Life - Knowledge Weavers
Human Pathology Images
Pathology Cases for Diagnosis
Cornell Path Notes
Virtual Autopsy
Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Images of different manifestations, with a description of the prognosis
Laboratory Test Interpretation
Course in Medical Bacteriology
MedMicro Profiles: Bacteriology Identification Scheme
Gram Staining - LUMEN
Medical Entomology
 
Pharmacology
Pharmacology Courses Online (Shockwave Plugin Reqd. )
NetPharmacology Online multimedia lecture in cardiovascular pharmacology.
Self Assesment in Pharmacology
Guide to Good Prescribing - A Practical Manual  For Undergraduates
Latin and English Prescription Abbreviations
USP Pharmacopeia

Community Medicine
Supercourse - Epidemiology
CDC Prevention Guidelines Database
Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services

Hematology
the Harvard Medical School Hematology Homepage and the Hematology Image Atlas
Atlas of Hematology From Nagoya University, Japan.

Cardiovascular System
Preview the Heart
The Heart: An Online Exploration
Development of the Human Heart - LUMEN
HyperHeart  Multimedia Lecture detailing bloodflow, aortic/ventricular volumes and pressures present in a normal cardiac cycle. Also included are an electrocardiogram and heart sounds graph.
CARDIAX Planned cases to teach the essentials of Cardiac Diagnosis.
EKG Teacher
Echocardiography Tutor
Pediatric Cardiology Almanac
Pediatric Cardiology
Clinical Cardiology  Includes atlases of Electrocardiograms Echocardiograms, and  Heart Murmurs
Virtual Stethoscope  including Cardiac Auscultation and Pulmonary Auscultation
 
Respiratory System
Normal Lung Anatomy
Respiratory Physiology
Basics of Respiratory Medicine - Parts 1,  2 and  3
Pulmonary Medicine lessons - LUMEN
Lung Sounds
 
Dermatology
Anatomy of the Skin under the electron microscope
Basic Dermatology - Virtual Hospital
DermPathTutor - Image Index Dermatological pathology
Dermatology Lectures Lecture notes and photo micrographs.
Dermatology Internet Service and the Dermatology Online Atlas  (DOIA) from the  University of Erlangen, Germany.

The Nervous System
Human Brain: A Learning Tool
Whole Brain Atlas
Atlases of the Brain
The Human Brain: Dissections of the Real Brain - Virtual Hospital
Neuroanatomy & Neuropathology
Neurosurgery Resident's Handbook

Pediatrics
GeneralPediatrics.com
PedInfo
Pediatric Points of Interest

Ophthalmology
Digital Atlas of Ophthalmology
Eye Gallery  Images and Movies

Surgery
BLADES - Ohio State University Surgical case studies and discussions.
Breast Disease & Breast Cancer
Breast Disease Tutor

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Human Reproduction
Center for Prenatal Diagnosis Obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound images
Gynecologic Oncology Tutorials
Operational Obstetrics and Gynecology
Surgical Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynecology 

Anesthesiology
Global Textbook of Anesthesiology

Orthopaedics
Orthopedic Anatomy
Interactive Knee
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Electronic Orthopaedic Textbook
 
 
Exams
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