General Web Resources
- MedlinePlusMedlinePlus is an excellent site for easy-to-understand health information, including videos and tutorials. It's what you want your patients to use. Topics include diseases, surgeries, medical procedures, health news, and more. Also see the Medical Encyclopedia and Medical Dictionary.
- WebMDWebMD is a community of experts in medicine, health communication, journalism, and content creation providing trustworthy health information.
- Anatomy Videos from Medline PlusThese animated videos show the anatomy of body parts and organ systems and how diseases and conditions affect them
Consumer Health
- Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new windowThis is excellent resource to send your patients to for medical information.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowExcellent resource for the medical professional and medical consumer on a wide variety of medical topics. They have a section of "Health & Medical" videos.
- Drugs, Herbs and Supplements from the National Library of MedicineMedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date information on drugs, herbal and dietary supplements.
- Health Topics from the National Library of MedicineRead about symptoms, causes, treatment, and prevention for over 800 diseases, illnesses, health conditions and wellness issues.
- Health Videos from the National Library of MedicineLearn by watching health videos on topics such as human anatomy, surgical procedures, and health news also test your health knowledge by using interactive tutorials and games.
Professional Issues and Ethics
- Bioethics: From PubMedThis portion of PubMed specializes in articles pertaining to Bioethics.
Women's Health
- Global Library of Women's MedicineComprehensive, peer-reviewed clinical resources for medical professionals. Continuously updated.
- Mayo Clinic: Women's HealthUp-to-date information on women's healthcare produced by physicians, scientists, and researchers at the Mayo Clinic.
Global Health and Health Care Disparities
- WHO: Health TopicsWHO Health Topics is a good place to begin your search for background information on international health topics.
- Health Disparities & Minority Health Information Resources: FromPubMedThis is a link to many studies and reports on Health Disparities in the U.S. Compiled by National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Health Sciences OnlineThe purpose of Health Sciences Online is to "globally democratize health science knowledge.” It contains information on World health topics from the World Bank, The WHO and the CDC.
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
- Alt HealthWatch This link opens in a new window
A full-text alternative health database focused on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Topics include creative therapies, cross-cultural therapies, homeopathy, naturopathy, osteopathy, and more.
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative MedicineMaintained by the National Institutes of Health, this site covers health care issues and approaches outside conventional medicine. Check out Topics A-Z, fact sheets on herbs, and information about clinical trials.
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Index – U. of Maryland Medical CenterThis comprehensive guide covers complementary treatments, conditions, side effects, interactions, and more, including citations to supporting research.
Pharmacotherapy Resources
- BMC: Clinical PharmacologyOpen access to peer-reviewed research articles in clinical pharmacology.
- Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology , Eighth EditionA reference book on clinical psychopharmacology from the American Psychiatric Association
- Drug Information Portal (NLM)Quick access to drug information including descriptions, test data, clinical trials, FDA drug labels, toxicological reports, and citations to medical literature about the drug.
- Drugs@FDATabular information about FDA approved drug products. Covers FDA application number, drug form/route, marketing status, and company.
Psychiatry/Psychology
- PsychiatryOnline This link opens in a new windowA collection of psychiatric resources such as the DSM-5 titles, journals, textbooks, practice guidelines, self-assessment tools, clinical and research news, and medication information handouts from American Psychiatric Publishing.
- PTSDpubs This link opens in a new window
This database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It provides citations and abstracts to the international literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health sequelae of traumatic events.
- Diagnosis & DisordersThe Diagnosis & Disorders page from the Augsburg Psychology Research Guide. There are many books and resources available at Augsburg.
History
- Physician Assistant History SocietyHere you can find historical accounts, oral histories, and photos of the history of Physician Assistants. Check out the timelines!