Medical Textbooks

AnatomyAnatomy Atlases - Atlas of Human Anatomy Anatomy Atlases - Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section Anatomy Atlases - Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation Anatomy Atlases - Anatomy of First Aid - A Case Study Approach Anatomy Atlases - Lessons From a Bone Box Bartleby - Gray's Anatomy Loyola University - Structure of the Human Body Mascagni - Images from Anatomia Universa NLM - AnatLine State University of New York - Human Anatomy Temple University - Neuroanatomy Lab Resource University of Michigan - Medical Gross Anatomy University of Michigan - Visible Human Project University of Newcastle Upon Tyne - Anatomy Tutorials University of Utah - Neuroanatomy Atlas University of Utah - Visible Human University of Washington - Digital Anatomist University of Washington - Musculoskeletal Atlas Whitaker - Instant Anatomy
Anatomy - RadiologyBridgeport Hospital - Anatomy Wiz Campus Medica - e-Anatomy - Interactive Atlas of Whole Body Cross-Sectional Anatomy Emory University - Radiologic Anatomy Harvard University - Whole Brain Atlas Lee - Musculoskeletal MRI Movie Atlas Loyola University - Cross Section Tutorial McGill University - Radiologic Anatomy Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - Cardiac MRI Anatomical Atlas University of Erlangen - Compare University of Kansas - RadAnatomy University of Utah - Atlases of the Brain University of Warsaw - Atlas of Radiological Anatomy University of Washington - Musculoskeletal Radiologic Anatomy Modules University of Washington - Upper Extremity Muscle Atlas and Lower Extremity Muscle Atlas University of Wisconsin - Neuroradiology Tutor USUHS - Radiologic Anatomy Browser Wayne State University - Radiologic Anatomy
AnesthesiaGASNet - Global Textbook of Anesthesiology
Biochemistry and Cell BiologyCollege of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University - Biochemistry Online Indiana State University - Biochemistry MIT - Biology Hypertextbook NLM - Biochemistry NLM - Molecular Cell Biology University of Utah - NetBiochem
BioethicsGeorgetown University - Kennedy Institute of Ethics NIH - Bioethics Resources University of Pennsylvania - Center for Bioethics University of San Diego - Ethics Updates University of Toronto - Joint Center for Bioethics World Medical Association - Medical Ethics Manual Virtual Mentor
Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear WarfareAmerican College of Radiology - Disaster Preparedness for Radiology Professionals - Response to Radiological Terrorism (PDF format) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute - Medical Management of Radiological Casualties (PDF format) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute - Pocket Guide to Terrorism With Ionizing Radiation (PDF format) BiodefenseEducation.org RAND - Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks US Army - Defense Against Toxin Weapons (PDF format) US Army - Field Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook (PDF format) US Army - Medical Management of Biological Casualties (PDF format) US Army - Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook US Army - NATO Handbook on the Medical Aspects of NBC Defensive Operations US Army - Textbook of Military Medicine: Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare US Army - Treatment of Biological Warfare Agent Casualties (PDF format) US Army - Treatment of Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries (PDF format) US Navy - Initial Management of Irradiated or Radioactively Contaminated Personnel (PDF format)
BiostatisticsBMJ - Statistics at Square One Children's Mercy - STATS Statsoft - Elementary Concepts in Statistics Tufts University - The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice
Complementary and AlternativeNIH - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
DentistryMerck - Merck Manual
DermatologyDermis - Dermatology Online Atlas eMedicine - Dermatology Hong Kong Medical Association - Handbook of Dermatology Internet Dermatology Society - Electronic Textbook of Dermatology Johns Hopkins - Dermatology Image Atlas Loyola University - Atlas of Dermatology Merck - Merck Manual Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook University of Utah - Dermatology Image Bank
EmbryologyHarvard University - Compendium of Fetal MRI Loyola University - Development of the Human Heart Loyola University - Genitourinary Development Temple University - Embryology of the Central Nervous System University of California - Visible Embryo Universities of Freiburg, Lausanne and Bern - Embryology.ch University of Michigan - Multi-Dimensional Human Embryo University of New South Wales - Embryology University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Embryo Images
Emergency MedicineAnatomy Atlases - Anatomy of First Aid: A Case Study Approach eMedicine - Emergency Medicine Merck - Merck Manual - Poisoning NIH - Household Products Database NLM - Toxicology and Environmental Health Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook US Army - First Aid (PDF format) US Navy - Standard First Aid Course
EpidemiologyBMJ - Epidemiology for the Uninitiated
Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)BMJ - How to Read a Paper Cochrane Collaboration - Cochrane Reviews EBOC - Evidence Based On Call Oxford University - Bandolier Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - What is Evidence Based Medicine? University of North Carolina - Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine University of York - DARE
Family MedicineAHRQ - National Guideline Clearinghouse eMedicine - Medicine Louisiana State University - Outpatient Management Manual Merck - Merck Manual NHS - Prodigy Clinical Knowledge Summaries Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook University of California San Francisco - Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines Index US Air Force - Independent Duty Medical Technician Medical and Dental Treatment Protocols (PDF format) US Coast Guard - Ship's Medicine Chest US Navy - Sickcall Screener's Handbook
GeneticsMerck - Merck Manual - Genetics NIH - Genome.gov NLM - Genetics Home Reference NLM - Human Molecular Genetics NLM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
GeriatricsMerck - Merck Manual of Geriatrics
Global HealthDHHS - GlobalHealth.gov Harvard University - Center for Health and the Global Environment Medact - Global Health Education University College London - International Health and Medical Education Centre
HistologyAnatomy Atlases - Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy Loyola University - Histology Moran & Rowley - Visual Histology Temple University - Histology Laboratory Assistant University of Illinois - Atlas of Histology University of Kansas - JayDoc HistoWeb University of Western Australia - Blue Histology University of Wisconsin - Histology Atlas
History of MedicineNLM - History of Medicine Pengelley - A Traveler's Guide to the History of Biology and Medicine Wellcome Trust History of Medicine ( Birth, Death, Drugs, Hospitals, Medicine and Technology, Plagues and Pestilence and Public Health, Surgery, Timeline)
Humanitarian EmergenciesCDC - Famine-Affected, Refugee, and Displaced Populations: Recommendations for Public Health Issues Medecins Sans Frontieres - Clinical Guidelines Diagnostic and Treatment Manual Medecins Sans Frontieres - Essential Drugs USUHS - Military Medicine Humanitarian Assistance Course
InformaticsColumbia University - Introduction to Medical Informatics Erasmus Medical College - Handbook of Medical Informatics
Internal Medicine (including the adult subspecialties of Allergy-Immunology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmunology, Rheumatology)AHRQ - National Guideline Clearinghouse American Society of Hematology - Image Bank ASM Systems - CardiologySite CDC - Guidelines for Treating Sexually Transmitted Diseases Cancer Management eMedicine - Internal Medicine Gastro Resource Center - First Principles of Gastroenterology Jenkins - ECG Library Johns Hopkins - Medical Management of HIV Infection Louisiana State University - Outpatient Management Manual Mad Scientist Software - MicroEKG Manual McGill University - ECG Encyclopedia MDtext - Endotext Medecins Sans Frontieres - Clinical Guidelines Diagnostic and Treatment Manual Medical Algorithms Project - Medical Algorithms Merck - Merck Manual NCI - Clinical Cancer Information NHS - Prodigy Clinical Knowledge Summaries NLM - Cancer Medicine NLM - Endocrinology - An Integrated Approach Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook University of California San Francisco - AIDS Knowledge Base University of Pennsylvania - Critical Care Medicine Tutorials University of Pennsylvania - Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines Index University of Utah - ECG Learning Center US Air Force - Independent Duty Medical Technician Medical and Dental Treatment Protocols (PDF format) US Coast Guard - Ship's Medicine Chest US Navy - Guide to Malaria Prevention and Control (PDF format) US Navy - Sickcall Screener's Handbook
Microbiology and VirologyTulane University - Big Picture Book of Virology University of Texas - Medical Microbiology University of South Carolina - Microbiology, Virology, Immunology, Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology Online University of Torino - Atlas of Medical Parasitology
Military MedicineVirtual Naval Hospital
MneumonicsMedical Mneumonics
NeurologyDrexel University - Headache Interactive eMedicine - Neurology Merck - Merck Manual Oxbridge Solution - GP Notebook
NeurosurgeryAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons - Neurosurgical Focus eMedicine - Neurosurgery
NutritionAmerican Dietetic Association - Food and Nutrition Information Harvard School of Public Health - The Nutrition Source
Obstetrics and GynecologyBrookside Press - Military Obstetrics and Gynecology Brookside Press - OB-GYN 101 eMedicine - Obstetrics and Gynecology Merck - Merck Manual Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook University of Utah - Human Reproduction US Navy - Operational Obstetrics and Gynecology US Navy - Surgical Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynecology
OphthalmologyColumbia University - Digital Reference of Ophthalmology eMedicine - Opthalmology Merck - Merck Manual New York Eye and Ear Infirmary - Digital Atlas of Ophthalmology Oculisti - EyeAtlas Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook US Army - Textbook of Military Medicine: Ophthalmic Care of the Combat Casualty
Orthopaedic SurgeryDeGroot - BoneTumor.org eMedicine - Orthopaedic Surgery eMedicine - Sports Medicine Merck - Merck Manual Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook University of Flinders - South Australian Orthopaedic Registrars' Notebook Wheeless - Textbook of Orthopaedics WorldOrtho - Electronic Orthopaedic Textbook WorldOrtho - Oxford Handbook of Sports Medicine WorldOrtho - Simple Guide to Orthopaedics
OtolaryngologyeMedicine - Otolaryngology Merck - Merck Manual Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook University of Texas - Online Textbook of Otolaryngology
PathologyAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry - Lab Tests Online Bloodline - Image Atlas Loyola University - Gram Staining Plapp - ClinLabNavigator University of Alabama Birmingham - Pathology Education Instructional Resource University of Connecticut - Pathweb University of Illinois - Urbana Atlas of Pathology University of Iowa - Virtual Slide Box University of Pennsylvania - Gram Stain Atlas University of Utah - WebPath
Pediatrics (including the pediatric subspecialties of Allergy-Immunology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmunology, Rheumatology)eMedicine - Pediatrics eMedicine - Pediatric Dermatology eMedicine - Pediatric Emergency Medicine eMedicine - Pediatric Neurology eMedicine - Pediatric Orthopaedics eMedicine - Pediatric Otolaryngology eMedicine - Pediatric Radiology GeneralPediatrics.com Merck - Merck Manual - Pediatrics NLM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook PediatricEducation.org PedsCCM - picuBOOK University of Hawaii - Case Based Pediatrics University of Iowa - Iowa Neonatology Handbook US Air Force - Pediatric Emergency Manual and its Preface Virtual Pediatric Hospital
PharmacologyEpocrates - MedSearch FDA - Orange Book of Approved Drug Products Medecins Sans Frontieres - Essential Drugs Merck - Merck Manual NLM - MedlinePlus RxList WHO - Essential Medicines Library WHO - Model Formulary
Physical Examination and the Approach to the PatientHarvard University - Clinical Skills Database Loyola University - Screening Physical Exam O'Grady - System of Medicine University of California San Diego - Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine University of California San Francisco - Catalog of Clinical Images University of Florida - Online Physical Exam Teaching Assistant University of Florida - Physical Exam Study Guides University of Toronto - Neurological Exan Yale University - NeuroExam
Physical Medicine and RehabilitationeMedicine - Physical Medicine Merck - Merck Manual
PhysiologyUniversity of Arizona - Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System University of Copenhagen - Textbook in Medical Physiology and Pathophysiology University of Vermont - Medical Physiology
Preventive MedicineArmed Forces Pest Management Board - Personal Protective Measures Against Insects and Other Arthropods of Military Significance CDC - CDC Recommends US Army - Field Hygiene and Sanitation - FM 21-10 (PDF format) US Navy - Manual of Naval Preventive Medicine USPSTF - Put Prevention into Practice USPSTF - Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
PsychiatryAmerican Psychiatric Association - DSM-IV-TR eMedicine - Psychiatry Long - Internet Mental Health Merck - Merck Manual Oxbridge Press - GP Notebook University of Tasmania - Download of Psychiatry
RadiologyeMedicine - Radiology GE - Encyclopaedia of Medical Imaging - Medcyclopaedia McGill University - Basic Radiology Primer: An Introduction to Problem-Oriented Imaging Algorithms Medical College of Wisconsin - Chorus RadiologyEducation.com SearchingRadiology.com StudentBMJ - Introduction to Imaging USUHS - Chest X-Ray Review Yale University - Cardiothoracic Imaging
SurgeryeMedicine - Plastic Surgery eMedicine - Surgery Ethicon - Wound Closure Manual Ethicon - Knot Tying Manual (PDF format) Lion Reef - Vesalius Mainprize - LearnSurgery.com NLM - Surgical Treatment Oxbridge Solutions - GP Notebook Surgical Tutor US Army - Emergency War Surgery Handbook
Travel MedicineCDC - Travel Medicine Merck - Merck Manual WHO - International Travel and Health
Undersea MedicineUS Army - Textbook of Military Medicine: Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments - Volume 2 US Navy - Diving Manual
UrologyeMedicine - Urology Merck - Merck Manual
Veterinary MedicineMerck - Veterinary Manual
Wilderness MedicineeMedicine - Wilderness Medicine High Altitude Medicine - High Altitude Medicine Guide US Army - Heat Illness: A Handbook for Medical Officers US Army - Heat Stress Control and Heat Casualty Management (PDF format) US Army - Medical Aspects of Cold Weather Operations (PDF format) US Army - Medical Problems in High Mountain Environments (PDF format) US Army - Sustaining Health and Performance in The Cold: Environmental Medicine Guidance for Cold Weather Operations US Army - Textbook of Military Medicine: Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments - Volume 1

Patient SimulationsAIDA - Diabetes Simulator Auckland District Health Board - Trauma Scenarios MDchoice - CyberPatient Simulator LearnSurgery.com Trauma.org - Moulage Cases Virtual Autopsy - Cases
Karolinska Institute - Index of Patient Simulation Sites

MEDLINE and Medical JournalsMEDLINEPubMed PubMed-to-Email
Medical JournalsAmerican Family Physician BioMed Central BMJ Student BMJ Directory of Open Access Journals FreeMedicalJournals.com JAMA Lancet MMWR MS JAMA NEJM Pediatrics PLoS Medicine PubMedCentral

Handheld Computer Medical ResourcesAmerican College of Physicians - PDA Portal Diagnosaurus Doctors' Gadgets Ectopic Brain Epocrates Handheld Recommendations HealthyPalmPilot Informatics Review Johns Hopkins - Antibiotic Guide Medical Palm Webring Medical Pocket PC Memoware Palm Medicine pdaMD Pediatrics on Hand

Continuing Education and Board Exams / Review QuestionsContinuing EducationAnnotated List of Online CME Sites NIH - Consensus Development Program Virtual Lecture Hall
Board Exams / Review QuestionsPathology - WebPath

Medical OrganizationsProfessional Societies and OrganizationsAACOM AAIP AAMC AMA AMA MedStudent AMSA AOA APAMSA APMA APMSA IFMSA MedSIN NBME NMA SNMA SOMA USMLE List of Professional Health Organizations
National and International OrganizationsCenters for Disease Control Food and Drug Administration National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine World Health Organization

Patient Education / Consumer Health InformationHow to Evaluate Medical Information on the InternetMedical Library Association - Deciphering Medspeak MedlinePlus - Guide to Healthy Web Surfing National Cancer Institute - How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet
Anatomy InformationIntellimed - Human Anatomy Online NLM - MedlinePlus
Patient Education / Consumer Health InformationAmerican Academy of Family Physicians - Patient Information American Academy of Pediatrics - Patient Information American Association for Clinical Chemistry - Lab Tests Online American Baby - HealthyKids.com American Cancer Society - Cancer Resource Center American Dental Association - Patient Information American Heart Association - Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia CDC - Disease Fact Sheets Cochrane Collaboration - Consumer Network DHHS - HealthFinder eMedicine - Consumer Health Harvard University - Young Women's Resource Center Mayo Clinic Medem - Medical Library Merck - Merck Manual of Health and Aging Merck - Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition NCI - Clinical Cancer Information Nemours - KidsHealth.org NIH - ClinicalTrials.gov NIH - Genome.gov NIH - Health Information Index NIH - Office of Rare Diseases NLM - Genetics Home Reference NLM - MedlinePlus Physician's Desk Reference - Getting Well Network Physician's Desk Reference - Guide to Medical Care US Government - Consumer Health Information Virtual Pediatric Hospital - Pediatric Common Questions Quick Answers Your Surgery
NLM - Index of Consumer Health Organizations

Internet Directories and Search EnginesHealth Sciences and Pediatric DirectoriesGeneralPediatrics.com HealthWeb Intute MedWeb Open Directory - Health: Medicine University of Iowa - Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources Yahoo - Health: Medicine
Health Sciences DictionariesMediLexicon - Pharmaceutical and Medical Abbreviations Merriam Webster - Medical Dictionary Stedman's - Medical Dictionary Taber's - Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary University of Newcastle upon Tyne - Online Medical Dictionary
Health Sciences Search EnginesMedHunt

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