Effective provision of healthcare to underserved populations entails our awareness of the need to
consciously and intelligently examine underlying historical, cultural, sociological, economic and other
root bases of past levels and qualities of care.
Minority Healthcare, a culturally conscious approach
Science References and Research Tools
Articles
Books
Conferences
Distance Learning sites
Web casts
Websites
Laboratory Exercise #1
Minority Medical Education
Health Careers Pathway (Forms)
Pre Admission-Form
Health Sciences Enrichment Institute II-Form
Up Coming Titles / Events:
Medical Indices/Search Engines
IBIDS Database IBIDS (International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements) database was developed to assist the public, health care providers, educators and researchers in locating credible information on dietary supplements.
LocatorPlus-A catalog of books, journals, and audiovisuals; access points to other medical research tools
Loansome Doc Ordering System This system allows users to order full-text copies of articles from a medical library (local fees and delivery methods may vary). Users must
register to use this service. Click Registration on the sidebar menu to get started.
MedlinePlus Covers health topics from A to Z with Information on conditions, diseases and
wellness, plus a medical encyclopedia; drug information on generic and brand name drugs;
dictionary spellings and definitions of medical terms; directory locations and credentials
of doctors; access to organizations, consumer health libraries, international sites, and
publications.
PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides
access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the
mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes
links to many sites providing full text articles and other related
resources.
The Clifford C. Snyder, M.D. and Mary Snyder Lecture
Binding Knowledge to Effective Action- Information Management to Improve Health
Valerie Florance, Ph.D.
Board Reviews and Quizzes
The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
Clinical Skills Exam: Take Action-from AMSA
How To Prepare For Any Board Exam-Mt Sinai
National Board Review Practice questions
Past Written Examination Page: Gross Anatomy
Past Cranial Nerve Questions Exam, Web format
Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics, A First Course in
Practice Exams-UC Davis SOM
Board Review
USMLE - Discussion Forums
'04 Am Bd of Path Instruct/Info- Candidates Certifying Exam
Medical Review-Audio Samples
First Year Quizzes site
Image Quiz
CME Programs -Family Practice
Critical Reading
Critical Reading: What is Critical Reading, and why do I need to do it?
How to read a paper - Medicine
Critical Thinking:
[See also Critical appraisal worksheets]
Bloom's Taxonomy and Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking in the Sciences:
[Methods in Biology and Chemistry.]
Critical Thinking: the Scientific Method
Critical Thinking Web page: San Jose University
Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts by Peter Facione
Critically Analyzing Information Sources
Developing Critical Thinking-Dartmouth
A Field Guide to Critical Thinking
Fundamentals of Critical Reading and Effective Writing
Insight Assessments: Knowing the World
Skills to Enhance Problem-based Learning
Search Tools-General:
G o o g l e (search engine)
Speed Reading:
Lifetrails
Self-Pacing Methods
SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING READING SPEED
see also:
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
ACEReader Download Demos
ACLS 2000 Algorithms
Appleton Quick Ref of General Information
Computer & Web Tutorials
GRE PowerPrep site
POWER BROWSE METHOD
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING YOUR READING SPEED
Speed Reading Test Online
Reading Strategies and Mind Maps from MIND TOOLS
Reference /Tools-Medical (dictionaries, atlases, guides)
Alternative Health Dictionary
Biochemistry Glossary
Biological Chemistry Glossary
Dictionaries - Medical at AR Dykes Library
Medical Encyclopedia - MedlinePlus
Medical Terms, A Glossary of - University of Maryland
MedTerms Medical Dictionary Index
Multilingual Glossary -technical and popular medical terms.
Anatomy-Univ Wisc Anatomy Department
Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray
Atlas of the Human Brain
Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The
Atlas of Thoracic Viscera, Interactive
Brain Atlas, Interactive
Dermatology Atlas
English dictionary of medical terms
Microanatomy Slides
Medical Reference /Tools
Biology Book, The On-Line
Bones of the Skull
Brain, The-Histologic, Morphometric, Histochemical Studies
Bristol Biomedical Image Archive
Physician Development: Clinical Interview & Physical Examination
The Completed Human Genome Sequence (NCBI)
Clinical Laboratory Science Resources
Cytogenetics and Chromosomal Disorders
Cytopathology-Pap Smear
Cytopathology, The Virtual: Study Set
Cytopathology-Images, Univ TX, SOM
Epidemiology and Statistics
Health Information on the Web, User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating -
Heart Lab-(Family Practice)
Histology Look-Alikes
Histology Tutorial-Quizzes and Reviews
Virtual Slidebox, including
Histology
Histopathology
Cervical Cytology
Dermatopathology
HistoWeb-JayDocs-KUMC
Microanatomy Slides
Patient Cases-Family Practice
Procedures & Tests Index
Question Bank: NeuroAnatomy Component of CHA-400
Synapse Web
Virus Taxonomy Online
Word Glossary for your young patients
Medical Tutorials:
Acid-Base Tutorial
Audio Digest
Online audio lectures, outlines, pre-tests (Free, just register.)
CDs and printed lecture summaries are available at the
MIRC Library, 2001 Wahl Hall West. (588-5292).
BIOCHEMISTRY/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Biological Structure
Biochemistry
Biochemistry Page, The Medical
Cell Biology
Cardiovascular and Autonomic Pharmacology
Medical Chemistry Tutorial (ToolBook and Chem3D Tutorials)
MEDICAL EDUCATION RESOURCES
(Best medical sites especially selected for medical, premedical students and postdocs)
Molecular Biology
Introduction To Molecular Virology
Neuroanatomy Interactive Syllabus
Pathology -University of Kansas Medical Center
Overview of Electronic Curriculum Web Site
School of Medicine of Virginia Commonwealth University
Stanford University site for "Cases and Tutorials"
Health Sciences Ejournals - several with full-text access, free
Journal Searching
on JAKE: (Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment)
Project from Yale University (http://jake.med.yale.edu/)
Medical Library Association
Journal of the Medical Library Association
Evidence-Based Medicine:
Practice User's Guides
Many "How to's" on this page.
Critical appraisal worksheets
Evidence Resources - Journals
Evidence Resources - Websites
Formulating Answerable Clinical Question
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