Study Links

Study Aids

• Lecture Notes - Transcribed lectures from this year
• MS-II Lecture Notes From Last Year (that didn't get transcribed this year)
• POM Reading List - Student summaries of required readings
• Study Aids - A list of study aids submitted by GW students.

General Resources

• NCBI Bookshelf - Collection of biomedical books at NIH than can be searched
• StudMed - Medical student information portal
• Medical Dictionary - Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
• PubMed - Access to MEDLINE citations at NIH
• Medline Plus - Health topics, drug information, dictionaries, and more
• Merck - Online Merck Manual
• MayoClinic - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Biochemistry

• General, Organic, and Biochemistry - Online tutorial from the University of Akron
• Organic Chemistry Links - From Wiley
• Medical Biochemistry Subject List - Online textbook from the Indiana University
• Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry - Online reference of metabolism from the GWU
• Metabolism Pathways - Graphical description of major metabolic pathways by BioCarta
• Medical Biochemistry - Lecture notes from the University of Kansas
• NetBiochem - Online reference from the University of Utah
• Molecular Biology - Lecture notes from the University of Arizona

Clinical Links For Third/Fourth Years

• American College of Physicians - Internal medicine resources
• eMedicine - Current information on specific diseases and conditions
• Himmelfarb KOCC proxy - Proxy for off-campus access (use your GW email ID and password)
• MD Consult - Information resources for physicians (get a free account from the library staff)
• Tech Bargains - Help you find the best deals for PDAs
• Up To Date - Current information on specific diseases and conditions

Clinical Medicine

• Dermatology Image Database - University of Iowa
• Hematology Teaching Cases - American Society of Hematology
• Electrocardiology and Cardiac Arrythmias - Molson Medical Informatics Project
• Kidney Atlas - Lecture slides

EKG

• ECG Library - ECGs by example
• ECG Learning Center - University of Utah School of Medicine

Embryology

• Embryo Images - Images of mammalian development from the University of North Carolina
• The Multi-Dimensional Human Embryo - Three-dimensional image reference from the University of Michigan
• The Visible Embryo - Reference information on human development

Gross Anatomy

• Human Anatomy Links - Lecture notes from the University of Washington
• LUMEN Gross Anatomy - Online reference from Loyola University
• Virtual Anatomy Practical - Online practical exam from Baldwin Wallace College
• Anatomy.TV - Detailed 3-D model of human anatomy that requires password from Himmelfarb library

Immunology

• Immunology - Detailed notes from Arizona State
• Micro/Immunology - Chapter outlines from STCC; Immunology sections are chapters 15 - 19
• Understanding the Immune System - Online lecture with basic information on the immune system

Medical Microbiology

• Baron's Medical Microbiology Textbook - Covers bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and introduction to infectious diseases
• Medical Microbiology - Online textbook by Samuel Baron
• Microbiology Webbed Out - Online general microbiology text with both pictures and glossary
• Microbiology and Immunology Online - Online reference from the University of South Carolina
• Gram Staining - University of Pennsylvania
• ID Links - The Communication Center for Infectious Diseases
• All the Virology on the WWW - Virology information on the Internet
• Guidelines for Antibiotic Therapy - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1999 Edition
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC web site
• Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - CDC web site
• World Health Organization - WHO
• National Center for Infectious Diseases - CDC web site
• Preventing Emerging Infectious Diseases - Preventing Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Strategy for the 21st Century Overview of the Updated CDC Plan, CDC Recommendation and Report, 9/11/98;47(RR15):1-14
• Bioterrorism as a Public Health Threat - Henderson DA. Bioterrorism as a Public Health Threat. Emerg Inf Dis 1998 4(3)
• Global Microbial Threats in the 1990's - Global Microbial Threats in the 1990's.  Report of the NSTC Committee on International Science, Engineering, and Technology, (CISET) Working Group on Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
• Active Bacterial Core Surveillance - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Micro Anatomy

• HistoBank - Interactive histology atlas from NIH
• LUMEN Histology Slide Series - Online reference from Loyola University

Neurobiology

• LUMEN Neuroscience - Online reference from Loyola University
• WEBPATH and Gross Neuro Images - Online reference from the University of Utah
• Clinical Neurology Cases - Case studies from Indiana University

Pathology

• GW Pathology Browser - ID is gwumc\ms2path (password required)
• PathTest - Pathology review questions
• Interactive Pathology Laboratory - Case-based learning with microscopic images, gross correlations, and quizzes
• The Urbana Atlas of Pathology - Online atlas from the University of Illinois
• WebPath - The Internet Pathology Laboratory, University of Florida
• Internet Altas of Pathology - Fabrizio La Mura
• Online Atlas of General Pathology - University of North Dakota
• Pathology Educational Institute - Online resource from the University of Alabama
• Virtual Autopsy - Online resource from the University of Leicester

Pharmacology

• Medical Pharmacology - Online resource from the University of Kansas
• Drug Information - From Medline Plus
• RxList - Internet drug reference

Physiology

• Human Physiology - Virginia Commonwealth University
• Textbook in Medical Physiology and Pathophysiology - Online textbook
• Cardiovascular Physiology - Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Respiratory Physiology - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Respiratory Physiology - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Practice of Medicine

• POM Reading List - Student summaries of required readings
• Medical Abbreviations - Approved abbreviations for medical records from Ohio State University
• RxList - The internet drug index
• Screening Physical Exam - Online reference from Loyola University
• Basic Clinical Skills - Online reference from the University of Florida
• Statistics at Square One - Statistics tutorial from the British Medical Journal
• Equipment for the Cost-Conscious Medical Student - ^MSJAMA article by Megan A. Johnson from GWU
• Learn CPR Online - Free public service from the University of Washington
• Family Practice Notebook - Online reference from the University of Iowa

Psychopathology

• Internet Mental Health - Online reference
• DSM-IV Diagnoses and Codes

Radiology

• Vitrual Hospital - Medical Student Guide to Radiology
• Chest XRay - The art and science of thoracic imaging

USMLE Step I

• USMLE - United States Medical Licensing Examination
• Kaplan Medical - Kaplan test preparation
• USMLE Tips - From StudentDoctor.com
• USMLE Step I - 150 Released Questions
  • PDF File of questions (739K)
  • PDF File of answers (277K)
  • Software version of questions & answers (2.2M)

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