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British
Medical Journal This site contains the full
text of all articles published in the weekly BMJ since
January 1994. In addition, it contains material that is
unique to the website. Access to the entire site is free,
and we will give at least six months' notice of any
change in policy.
Annals of Internal Medicine Established in 1927 by the
American College of Physicians (ACP), the Annals of
Internal Medicine is the leading journal for studies in
internal medicine. The purpose of the journal to promote
excellence in the clinical practice of internal medicine
is supported by presentation of a wide variety of
experimental and clinical subject matter in the Article,
Brief Communication, Update, and Review formats.
Canadian
Medical Association Journal eCMAJ is both the home of CMAJ
online and a growing electronic journal in its own right.
It contains the complete editorial contents of CMAJ
JIAMSE Library Subscription
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The American Society of Hematology 'The American Society of
Hematology is the world's largest professional society
concerned with the causes and treatment of blood
disorders. Because blood is essential to human function,
the science of hematology profoundly affects the
understanding of many diseases.'
American College of Physicians 'The American College of
Physicians (ACP) is the nation's largest medical
specialty society. Its mission is to enhance the quality
and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence
and professionalism in the practice of medicine.'
The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 'The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead
federal agency for protecting the health and safety of
people - at home and abroad, providing credible
information to enhance health decisions, and promoting
health through strong partnerships.'
Medical Teacher 'This site contains the full
text of all articles published in the weekly BMJ since
January 1994. In addition, it contains material that is
unique to the website. Access to the entire site is free,
and we will give at least six months' notice of any
change in policy.'
PMJ Online (Postgraduate Medical
Journal) 'Published on behalf of the
Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, Postgraduate Medical
Journal aims to: ä Help doctors in training to acquire
the necessary skills to enable them to deliver the
highest possible standards of patient care ä Help
trainers to develop suitable training programmes for
their trainees ä Allow doctors, once training is
completed, to maintain these high standards by a process
of continuing medical education ä As well as editorials
and original articles, Postgraduate Medical Journal
includes up to six review articles in each issue and has
a Self-Assessment Corner.'
Teaching & Learning in Medicine (An
International journal) 'Teaching and Learning in
Medicine (TLM) is an international forum for scholarly
state-of-the art research on the purposes and processes
of teaching and learning in the education of medical
professionals.'
ASME Association for the Study of
Medical Education: ASME is a membership organisation and
doctors and medical educators from any specialty and
level are invited to join. ASME is unique in that it
draws its members from all areas of medical education -
undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing - and from all
specialties. It has a function as a forum for debate and
exchange of information, and is building on its contacts
in medicine and teaching in the UK and among other
networks, to promote knowledge and expertise in medical
education.
AAMC The Association of American
Medical Colleges is a non-profit association founded in
1876 to work for reform in medical education. Originally
representing only medical schools, the AAMC represents
the nation's 126 accredited medical schools, nearly 400
major teaching hospitals, more than 105,000 faculty in 98
academic and scientific societies, and the nation's
66,000 medical students and 97,000 residents.
Additionally, the administrative leadership of medical
schools and teaching hospitals are served by a variety of
professional development groups housed within the AAMC.
SDRME The Society of Directors of
Research in Medical Education (SDRME) is dedicated to
enhancing the quality of education in medical schools. It
is composed of directors of units with responsibility for
educational research, evaluation, and program
development. The Society promotes: (a) research in
medical education, (b) collaboration among its members
and with other organizations, (c) professional
development for its members and (d) the development of
research units in medical education. The Society is an
advocate for education research and development in
medicine and seeks to influence national research policy.
AMEE Association for Medical
Education in Europe is a worldwide association for all
interested in medical and health care professions
education - teachers, curriculum developers, deans,
administrators, researchers and students.
ANZAME Is the focal point for health
professions education in western Pacific region. Aims to
promote, support and advance education in the health
professions. Aims to facilitate communication between
educators in the health professions. Members are
interested in basic undergraduate training, postgraduate
vocational training and continuing education. Aims to
recognise, facilitate and disseminate high quality
educational research in health professions education.
Seeding Grants and Awards encourage educators,
researchers and students in the health professions.
WFME The World Federation for
Medical Education was founded in 1972 and has its office
in Copenhagen, Denmark where the president of the
organisation Dr Hans Karle is. The federation serves
today with the purpose of being an umbrella organisation
for its regional associations for medical education,
following the regional structure of the World Health
Organisation. Three other institutions related to the
field of medical education are also members of the WFME
Executive Council.
ACME The Alliance for CME is a
membership organization that provides professional
development opportunities for CME professionals,
advocates for CME and the profession, and strives to
improve health care outcomes.
AHME The Association for Hospital
Medical Education (AHME), founded in 1956, is a national,
non-profit professional organization involved in the
continuum of medical education-undergraduate, graduate
and continuing medical education. AHME's more than 600
members represent hundreds of teaching hospitals,
academic medical centres and consortia nationwide.
STFM The Society of Teachers of
Family Medicine was founded in 1967 to respond to the
needs of family medicine educators. From a small
beginning of 105 founding members, it has grown to a
membership of more than 5,000 teachers of family
medicine.
SACME The mission of the Society for
Academic Continuing Medical Education is to promote
research, evaluation, and development of effective
continuing medical education intended to improve the
health of North Americans.
WONCA 'This site contains the full
text of all articles published in the weekly BMJ since
January 1994. In addition, it contains material that is
unique to the website. Access to the entire site is free,
and we will give at least six months' notice of any
change in policy.'
BEME The BEME Collaboration is a
group of individuals or institutions who are committed to
the promotion of Best Evidence Medical Education through:
the dissemination of information which allows medical
teachers, institutions and all concerned with medical
education to make decisions on the basis of the best
evidence available the production of appropriate
systematic reviews of medical education which reflect the
best evidence available and meet the needs of the user,
and the creation of a culture of best evidence medical
education amongst individual teachers, institutions and
national bodies.
ACMC The Association of Canadian
Medical Colleges (ACMC) was founded in 1943 by the nine
existing medical schools as a response to the Canadian
government's request to speed up the production of
physicians for the war effort. ACMC celebrated its
fiftieth birthday in 1993 as a structured organization
representing sixteen medical schools and provides the
national voice for academic medicine in Canada.
SAPC The Society for Academic
Primary Care: The aim of the Society is to promote
excellence in research, education and policy development
in general practice and primary health care.
Medical Teacher 'This site contains the full
text of all articles published in the weekly BMJ since
January 1994. In addition, it contains material that is
unique to the website. Access to the entire site is free,
and we will give at least six months' notice of any
change in policy.'
The World Association of Medical
Editors 'The World Association of
Medical Editors (WAME, pronounced "whammy!") is a
voluntary association of editors from many countries who
seek to foster international cooperation among editors of
peer-reviewed medical journals.'
FACE FACE, the Forum for the
Advancement of Continuing Education, draws its membership
from all those interested in lifelong learning and
widening participation throughout the UK, whether as
policy maker, researcher or practitioner.
MedBioWorld With 25,000 links, Medbioworld
is the largest medical reference site, including all
medical journals and medical associations, and similar
resources in the biological sciences. Links include 6,000
medical journals in 80 subspecialties, and the home pages
of 4,000 medical associations. Other research tools
include medical glossaries, disease databases, clinical
trials and guidelines, and medical journals offering
full-text articles.
MEDLINE/PubMed PubMed, a service of the
National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12
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.
Education Resources Information
Centre ERIC is a national information
system funded by the U.S. Department of Education's
Institute of Education Sciences to provide access to
education literature and resources.
Cardio Source: A Collaboration of
American College of Cardiology Foundation & Elsevier 'Cardiosource is.... A unique
collaboration between the American College of Cardiology
Foundation and Elsevier has produced the most
comprehensive online cardiovascular information and
educational resource available. An integrated real-time
cardiology resource, Cardiosource enables cardiovascular
professionals to easily stay up-to-date with the most
relevant research findings and best practices, with
analysis and commentary by experts in the field to help
put the findings in perspective for immediate application
in practice'
FreeMedicalJournals.com 'Free Medical Journals - Over
the next few years, many important medical journals will
be available online, free and in full-text. The access to
free scientific knowledge will have a major impact on
medical practice and attract Internet visitors to these
journals.'
All The Virology on the WWW 'All the Virology on the WWW
seeks to be the best single site for Virology information
on the Internet'
Medical Education Online The mission of the Society for
Academic Continuing Medical Education is to promote
research, evaluation, and development of effective
continuing medical education intended to improve the
health of North Americans.
MedConnect.com An online resource for medical
professionals . . .
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