Mulford Health Science Library : Medical, Health Care, & Life Science Resources

Continuing Education

Continuing Medical Education

• AMA CME Select
• Annotated List of Online CME
• Continuing Medical Education at HSC
• MMWR Continuing Medical Education Program

Continuing Nursing Education

• American Nursing Association Continuing Online Education
• Medscape - Nurses
• Nursing Spectrum: Career Fitness Online
• Nurse CEU.com
• NurseWeek: Online CE
• RNCeus.com

Databases

See also Mulford's lists of databases alphabetically or by subject.

Chemistry

• ChemInfo
• Household Products Database
• Patent and Trademark Office
• Pollutants/Toxicants
• Specialized Information Services (TOXNET, CHEMIDPlus)

Biomedical & Health Care

• About Herbs, Botanicals, and Other Products
• CINAHL [OL - off-campus access]
• HerbMed (Evidence-based herbal database)
• PsycINFO [OL]
• PubMed

Molecular Biology & Genetics

• Bioinformatics Resources: Ohio Supercomputer Center
• Bioresearch Portal (University of Stanford) 
• Entrez Cross-Database Search Page
• European Bioinformatics Institute
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
• Patent and Trademark Office
• Pathway Information Database (signaling pathways)
• Specialized Information Services (TOXNET, CHEMIDPlus)
• Protein Information Resource: Georgetown University

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, & Handbooks

Life Sciences

• Biological Informatics and Biodiversity Acronyms, Glossaries, and Dictionaries
• Biotechnology Abbreviations and Acronyms Uncovering Service
• Biotech's Life Sciences Dictionary
• Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
• Glossary of Biotechnology Terms
• Oxford Reference Online: Life Sciences [OL -- general off-campus access for Oxford Ref] 

Chemistry

• Periodic Table
• A Dictionary of Chemistry [OL -- general off-campus access for Oxford Ref]
• NIST Chemistry Webbook

Drugs

See also Mulford's list of drug databases.

• Antiobiotic Guide
• An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs [OL -- general off-campus access for Oxford Ref]
• Drug Digest
• Drug Information Portal (National Library of Medicine)
• Drugs at FDA 
• Drugs and Supplements
• MedlinePlus (MedMaster and USP DI Advice for the Patient)

Medicine

• Acronyms for Health Information Resources
• ADAM Medical Encyclopedia
• A Dictionary of Nursing [OL -- general off-campus access for Oxford Ref]
• ARUP Consult: The Physician's guide to Laboratory Test Selection and Interpretation 
• ARUP's Guide to Clinical LaboratoryTesting
• Biomedical Acronym Resolver
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
• GeneTests (disease info, lab directory, patient ed materials)
• Lab Tests Online
• Medical Spell Checker
• Medical Subject Headings Browser
• Medicine in Quotations
• Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
• Merck Manual of Geriatrics
• Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary
• Multilingual Medical Dictionary
• On-line Medical Dictionary
• Oxford Reference Online -- Medicine 
• The Oxford Companion to the Body [OL -- general off-campus access for Oxford Ref] 
• Medi-lexicon
• Merriam-Webster Medical Desk Dictionary [OL -- click on "Medical Dictionary" on top blue bar]
• Whonamedit.com

Directories

• American Association of Medical Colleges Faculty Roster
• American Board of Medical Specialties Certified Doctor Home Page
• American Medical Association Doctor Finder
• Accredited Medical Schools in the U.S. and Canada
• CareerMD.com [Residencies, Fellowships, Physician Employment]
• Healthcare Provider and Healthcare Facilities Directories
• Medical Boards by State
• NIH Toll-Free Information Lines
• Ohio State Dental Board
• Ohio State Medical Board
• Toll Free Numbers for Health Information
• Toll Free Numbers From the National Library of Medicine

Government Resources

Federal Government

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Centers for Disease Control
  • CDC Wonder
• National Institutes of Health
  
  • Links to all 31 NIH Instiutes, Centers, and Offices
  • National Center for Research Resources
  • National Cancer Institute
  • Cancer Information
  • PDQ - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database
  • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Specialized Information Services (TOXNET, CHEMIDPlus)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Food & Drug Administration
  • Drug Information: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation & Research 
• U.S. Occupational Health & Safety Administration
  • Hazardous & Toxic Substances

State and Local Government

• Ohio Department of Health
• State and Local Health Departments
• Toledo-Lucas County Health Department

Grants and Funding

• UT Research and Sponsored Programs
• Community of Science
• CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)
• Federal Register
• Foundation Center
• Grants.gov
• GrantsNet
• National Institutes of Health: Funding Opportunities
• National Institute of Nursing Research
• National Science Foundation: Grants & Awards

Licensure & Certification Information

Exam Prep Materials available at the Mulford Library

National

• American Board of Medical Specialties
• Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
• Federation of State Medical Boards
• Licensed Occupations Database
• National Board of Medical Examiners
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing
• National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants 
• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
• United States Medical Licensure Exam (USMLE)

State of Ohio

• Medical Board
• Board of Nursing
• Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, & Athletic Trainers Board
• Ohio Government Agencies site

For links to other state licensing boards, see the Ohio Government Agencies site

• Heal Multimedia Collections
• Health on the Net Media (HONmedia)
• Images.MD [OL -- off-campus access]
• Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
• Medical Images and Illustrations
• Urbana Atlas of Pathology

Meetings

• Conference Alerts: Academic Conferences Worldwide
• Major Meetings Calendar (from Academic Medicine)
• Physician's Guide for Global Congress and Travel Planning
• Events in Biosciences and Medicine (HUM-MOLGEN)
• Notices of Upcoming Medical Meetings (from the New England Journal of Medicine)

Organizations

• American Medical Association
• AMA-FREIDA (online Green Book)
• Braintrack University Index
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
• Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
• National Board of Medical Examiners
• National Medical Specialty Society Web sites
• National Resident Matching Program
• Rural Assistance Center
• State Medical Society Web sites
• U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)

Practice Guidelines

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Practice Guidelines
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Practice Standards
• American Academy of Neurology
• American College of Cardiology
• Practice Guidelines in AccessMedicine (click on Guidelines) [HSC]
• Health Services/Technology Assessment Text
• National Guidelines Clearinghouse

Statistics

Finding Aids

• Data Detective: Finding the Jewels of Health Data
• Directory of Health and Human Services Data Resources
• Dykes Library Online Medical Reference System Statistics
• FEDSTATS
• Health Data Tools and Statistics
• [Health] Statistics and Resources
• Health, United States (CDC annual report on trends in health statistics) 
• National Center for Health Statistics
• National Library of Medicine Statistics FAQ
• University of Michigan Health Statistical Resources on the Web
• US Health Service Research Information Central (Subject List)

International

• Pan American Health Organization: Health Data
• World Health Organization: Data and Statistics

USA

• Centers for Disease Control Wonder
• Datasets Available in Health Services
• Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
• National Center for Health Statistics
• United Network for Organ Sharing Transplantation Statistics

State and Local

• Ohio Department of Health

Research Instruments and Assessment Tools

See also Mulford's instruction page on research instruments.

• American Psychological Association
• Mental Measurements Yearbook 
• Buros Institute of Mental Measurements (see: Instructional Resources; includes comprehensive index to Mental Measurements yearbook) 
• ETS Test Collection

Biology

• AGRICOLA (agriculture) [OL -- off-campus access]
• Intute: Health & Life Sciences
• BioTech
• Biology Browser
• Google Scholar
• OAIster
• Vadlo (Search engine for life science researchers) 

Chemistry

• American Chemical Society Chem Center
• Chemical Information Sources
• Google Scholar
• OAIster

Health Care

• Diseases, Disorders & Related topics 
• Google Scholar
• Hardin MD
• Martindale's Health Science Guide
• MedicalStudent.com
• MedWeb
• Intute: Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health
• Intute: Medicine
• Scirus