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Debbie would love to talk to you about more information about the PA profession or any other concerns you have about getting into PA school. She was a RN; completed a PA Master's program while dealing with going back to school after many years and juggling a family and school in the "later" years (40+ club!).
She is my hero!!!!!!!! Go Girl!!!!!!! Thanks for all of this work Debbie!!!!!!!!!!!!
OVERALL BEST STARTS
Try the search engine, http://www.hotbot.com
This will find you all sorts of links. When searching for topics/classes/information,
just put in what you are searching for in the search box. ie; Microbiology
classes. Links will pop up and choose from the list!
The Virtual Hospital, http://www.vh.org
This goes on forever with lots of links to other sites. Once on the
home page, click on “ for health professionals” then scroll down the next
page for other links.
MedStudents On-line. Heart sounds and other links. http://www.medstudents.com.br/english.htm
Midwestern University’s PA program home page. Heart and lung
sounds, tables and charts to print off and other links. http://www.angelfire.com/il/midwestern
Medical Links, http://medocs.ucdavis.edu/MDS/400F/LINKS.HTM
Cyberounds interMDnet, http://www.cyberounds.com
Must register for free. Good info on all sorts of topics
University of Florida Class of 99, Mega link site!
A MUST visit site. http://www.afn.org/~afn39237/palinks.htm
Direct Hit, http://www.directhit.com
A good search engine
MD Choice, http://www.mdchoice.com/
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BOOKS
Amazon.com, http://www.amazon.com
Current Clinical Strategies Publishing (pocket sized books for clinicals!)
http://www.ccspublishing.com
NEUROLOGY
“The Whole Brain Atlas” Contains MRI’s and anatomical pictures
of the brain along with specific diseases: normal, strokes, neoplastic,
degenerative, inflammatory, http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html
Central Nervous System Diseases from the Karolinska Institute of Medicine.
http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c10.228.html
See Anatomy section, #2
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RADIOLOGY
Main radiology teaching file from the University of Washington, http://www.rad.washington.edu/maintf/
Electric Lung Anatomy, http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/LungAnatomy/LungAnatomy.html
Introduction to Chest Radiology, http://www.vh.org/Providers/Lectures/icmrad/chest/chest.html
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EMERGENCY MEDICINE
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine, http://www.aaem.org/
Contact: info(at)aaem.org (06-14-00) webmaster(at)9-11.com
(12-26-01)
American Ambulance Association, http://www.the-aaa.org/
(04-04-03)
The Emergency Medicine and Primary Care Homepage, http://www.embbs.com/
Contact: comments(at)embbs.com (06-14-00)
Learn CPR, http://www.learncpr.org
Contact: learncpr(at)u.washington.edu (12-26-01)
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EKG/CARDIOLOGY
12 Lead EKG (home page see Appendix B) http://homepages.enterprise.net/djenkins/ecghome.html
University of Manitoba Cardiology Undergraduate Program, http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/cardiology/undergrd.htm
University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook: Cardiology, http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/02.html
ORTHOPEDICS
Textbook of Orthopedics, http://www.ortho-u.net/?menu=9
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SURGERY
Online Atlas of Surgery, http://www.bgsm.edu/surg-sci/atlas/atlas.html
Your Surgery.Com, http://www.yoursurgery.com/index.cfm
Contact: support(at)yoursurgery.com
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PEDIATRICS
Collaborative Pediatrics Self Study Guide: growth and development,
adolescent health, common pediatric problems (in a chart form!), fluid
and electrolyte management, child abuse/neglect, genetics, etc.
http://www.unmc.edu/Pediatrics/educ/quiz.htm
Immunzation Coalition, http://www.immunize.org
Virtual Pediatric Patients/ case studies!! http://www.vh.org/Providers/Simulations/VirtualPedsPatients/PedsVPHome.html
Neonatology on the web-Teaching files http://www.neonatology.org/syllabus/syllabus.html
Information for parents/printouts http://familydoctor.org
General Pediatrics, http://generalpediatrics.com
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ANATOMY
Anatomy on the net, http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/anatomy.htm
Atlas of the Body, http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7140.html
Guided Tour: Visible Human, http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/
Contact: lynn(at)www.madsci.org
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PHARMACOLOGY
Listing of drugs + jokes!
http://www.rxlist.com
jokes= http://www.rxlist.com/comix/
Antibiotic guide, http://www.intmed.mcw.edu/AntibioticGuide.html
Pharmaceutical information Network Homepage, http://www.albertawellnet.org/pin.html
Drug information: http://www.healthgate.com
Drug lists and lecture notes on specific pharm topics. Enter
and register first as a guest. http://www.med.umn.edu/ISAP
Pharmacy from A-Z in the Medicine Net homepage, http://www.medicinenet.com
National Revovery, http://www.addictions.com/
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PSYCHIATRY
National Institute of Mental Health, http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Medscape Psychiatry Home Page, http://psychiatry.medscape.com
Psychiatry Links, http://www.psychiatry.unc.edu/PLINKS.HTM
Mental Help Net, http://mentalhelp.net
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Communicable Diseases Fact Sheets, http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/commun.htm
http://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/AT_INDEX.HTM#index
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Acupuncture.com, http://www.acupuncture.com/
Alternative Medicine Homepage, http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
American Folk Medicine, http://www.thehealthgroup.com/herbs/folk.html
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INTERNAL MEDICINE
Archives of Internal Medicine, http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Society of General Internal Medicine, http://www.sgim.org/
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DERMATOLOGY: recommended and required by our
derm professor
Photos of specific skin disorders, listed alphabetically. Excellent!
Once in the homepage, click on “Dermatology Online Axis.”http://www.derma.med.uni-erlangen.de/
University of Iowa
http://tray.dermatology.uiowa.edu/home.html#Dermatology
Grand Rapids, MI Dermatologist Dr. Dekkinga’s web site/ patient information,
http://www.dekkderm.com
Medical NEWS and JOURNALS
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis: Daily News on Diseases, http://www.mayohealth.org/
American Medical Association: Journals and archived articles,
http://www.ama-assn.org
Healthgate: over 100 wellness topics, Medline searches, topics in:
Medicine, Behavioral health, patient education and Drug information,
http://www.healthgate.com
Medical news, http://www.medicinenet.com
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DISEASES
Diseases and treatments + Medical Dictionary, http://www.medicinenet.com
Alphabetical list of Diseases from the Karolinska Institute of Medicine,
http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/alphalist.html
or http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/Index.html
The MERCK MANUAL: listing of diseases by search or alphabet,
http://www.merck.com
then click on the manual photo to get in
PATIENT INFORMATION/HANDOUTS
Information for Patients from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Common conditions, diseases/disorders. http://www.aafp.org/patientinfo
Thrive-On-Line. For patient education. Ask Dr. Bill is a search-able
site. Dr. Bill gives good advice and good explanations that
we can use for our patients. http://www.thriveonline.com/health/bill.today.html
UROLOGY
Prostate Cancer, http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/clinpdq/soa/Prostate_cancer_Physician.html#1
Re: the accuracy of the PSA test according to Dr. Bill (Thrive-on-line)
http://www.thriveonline.com/health/bill.03-03-97.html
UroWeb, “State-of-the-Art” top articles of top experts. http://uroweb.org
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HEMATOLOGY/LEUKEMIA
Interpreting Blood Counts, http://meds-ss10.meds.queensu.ca/medicine/deptmed/hemonc/anemia/handout.htm
Blood cells and the CBC by Dr. Ed Uthman, MD. http://www.neosoft.com/~uthman/blood_cells.htm
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CASE STUDIES
HotBot Search Engine, http://www.hotbot.com
search= “medical case studies”
Direct Hit Search Engine, http://www.directhit.com
search= “case studies”
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DEAD LINKS
Med Web, http://WWW.MedWeb.Emory.Edu/MedWeb/
Parasitic Diseases, http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c3html (sample of
this page, Appendix C)
Microbiology on the net, http://www.medmicro.mds.qmw.ac.uk/underground/microbio.html
This is about the PSA test, http://uroweb.org/stateoftheart/article001
Med Student Resources, http://www.mumed.org/links.html
Microbiolgy 101 from the University of Washington, http://www.wsu.edu:8080~hurlbert/pages/101hmpg.html
USUHS Radiology Child Abuse Website use a “1” not an L)
http://radlinux1.usuf1.usuhs.mil/rad/home/peds/pedindex.html
Child Abuse http://www/unmc.edu/Pediatrics/educ/knowledge16.htm
Radiology Peds Cases: http://www2.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pemxray/pemxray.html
Virtual ER, http://www.virtualer.com
Elementary EKG, http://www.meddean.luc.edu/ssom/studres/classes/2002/docs/path29.html
biology and radiological links, http://www.unr.edu/physio/teaching/
Karolinska Institut: Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics, http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/index.html
This link may be helpful as a resource for you as many of our patients
may be seeking other therapies from alternative medicine, http://www.gen.emory.edu/MEDWEB/keyword/alternative_medicine.html
Archives of Internal Medicine, http://www.ama-assn.org/internal
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