Reference Sources

Directories General Hospitals/Health Facilities Medical Schools/Faculty Physicians / Healthcare Professionals Libraries Education General Residency/Fellowship Nursing Conference Sites/CE Governmental Links Federal International States & Local

Grant Information Health News Health Sciences Statistics Images Quick Reference Dictionaries/Thesauri Encyclopedias Abbreviations Writing Resources Instructions to Authors Style Guides Copyright

Quick Reference

Dictionaries/Thesauri

• General
• Dictionary.Net
• Merriam-Webster Online
• Rogets II: The New Thesaurus
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• Medical
• Dictionary of Medical Acroyms & Abbreviations (Stanley Jablonski) - StatRef
  
• HealthWeb: Reference Resources: Dictionaries
• MedicalGlossary.org a free online medical dictionary with 26,000 medical terms.
• MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary
• MedTerms Medical Dictionary
• On-Line Medical Dictionary a searchable dictionary created by Dr Graham Dark
• Oxford Reference Online includes Concise Medical Dictionary, A Dictionary of Nursing, and A Dictionary of Pyschology
• Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 28th ed. (2006) - StatRef
  (Note: Click on "Resources" tab)
• Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 19th Ed. (2001) - StatRef
  Donald Venes et al.
• YourDictionary.com includes specialty dictionaries like Medicine, Biology, & more
  
  
• Specialized
• ChemID a chemical dictionary file for over 339,000 compounds of biomedical and regulatory interest.
• Glossary of Genetic Terms

Encyclopedias

• Columbia Encyclopedia 2005
• MEDLINEplus: Medical Encyclopedia
• UI Libraries - Resources by Type : Encyclopedias

Abbreviations

• Acronyms and Initialisms for Health Sciences Information Resources
• Dictionary of Medical Acroyms & Abbreviations (Stanley Jablonski) - StatRef
• MediLexicon (was: Pharma-Lexicon)
• PubMed's Journals Database - The journals database can be searched using the journal title, MEDLINE abbreviation, NLM ID, ISO abbreviation, or ISSN

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Directories

Directories: General

• Associations Unlimited
  Contains information for approximately 160,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields.
• Braintrack University Index Over 5300 Links to Higher Educational Institutions in 152 Countries
• DIRLINE: Directory of Health Organizations from the National Library of Medicine
• HealthWeb: Reference Resources: Associations
• HealthWeb: Reference Resources: Directories
• Doctor's Guide to Complete Internet Medical Resources
• PubList.com Directory of Publishers

Directories: Medical Schools/Faculty

• AAMC's Accredited Medical Schools of the U.S. and Canada
• Medical School Faculty On-line Directory
• Researcher Profiles from Community of Science.
• U.S. News & World Report Medical School Rankings

Directories: Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals

• ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties) - Who's Certified
• ADA Member Directory (American Dental Association)
• AMA Physician Select On-line Doctor Finder
• American Society of Clinical Oncology: Find an Oncologist
• DocFinder (Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors)
• Healthgrades.com Health care ratings
• Iowadocs.com from The Iowa Medical Society
• MEDLINEplus Directories: Physicians and Other Health Professionals
• State of Iowa Board of Medical Examiners | Iowa DocFinder
• WebMD Physician Directory (was: DocFinderPlus...HMO & Hospital Affiliations)
• 269 UI Physicians Listed Among 'Best Doctors In America' (2007)
• UI Dentists Named To 'Best In America' List (2004)
• Wellmark's Find a Doctor or Hospital - Includes Dental Providers and Pharmacy Directories

Directories: Hospitals & Other Health Care Facilities

Rankings/Report Cards

• Healthgrades.com Health care ratings
• HospitalCompare
• Health Facilities in Iowa from the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (Click on Entity Search or Report Cards)
• JCAHO Quality Check
• US News & World Report: "Best Hospitals in America"

• AAMC - Teaching Hospitals
• American Hospital Directory
• Find A Hospital (MedlinePlus) Search by name, ZIP Code or City.
• Health Care Choices
• Health Facilities in Iowa from the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals
  Click on Entity Search or Report Cards
• Hospital Finder
• HospitalLink
• Hospitals Worldwide
• Hospitals & Health System Programs: Internet Resources: Alternative Medicine from Falk Library of the Health Sciences
• MEDLINEplus Directories: Hospitals and Other Health Facilities
• National Library of Medicine's FAQ: Hospital Information
• US Dept of Health & Human Services: Resource Locators
• US News & World Report: Directory of America's Hospitals
• Wellmark's Find a Doctor or Hospital

Directories: Libraries

• Medical/Health Sciences Libraries on the Web
• Medical Research Libraries by State from the National Library of Medicine.
• LibWeb: Library Servers via WWW
• The WWW Library Directory

Directories: Libraries--Iowa

• MedlinePlus: Libraries in Iowa
• Iowa Academic and Research Libraries Directory
• Iowa Libraries Directory from the State of Iowa Libraries Online (SILO)
• The C.S. O'Brien Library Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Iowa
• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Patients' Library
• Iowa City Public Library

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Education

Education: General

• AAMC's Accredited Medical Schools of the U.S. and Canada
• AMCAS-E: American Medical College Application Service
• Braintrack University Index Over 5300 Links to Higher Educational Institutions in 152 Countries
• ECFMG: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
• Federation of State Medical Boards | Directory
• Gradschools.com Graduate School Directory
• Medical Student Section (MSS) of the American Medical Association
• MedicalStudent.com - a digital library of authoritative medical information for all students of medicine. Includes links to textbooks, patient simulations, continuing education and board exams, etc.
• National Library of Medicine's FAQ: Medical Education and Career Information
• Peterson's Education and Career Center
• Princeton Review Online. Includes directories, rankings, scholarship information and much more.
• University of Iowa's Pomerantz Career Center
• U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Rankings including Medical, Nursing & Allied Health
• USMLE: United States Medical Licensing Examination
• USMLE Board Review Step 1 links

Education: Residency/Fellowship Information/Advanced Educational Opportunites

• AAFP Directory of Family Practice Residency Programs
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
• AHME Transitional Year Program Directory
• CareerMD.com Information on training and employment opportunities for new physicians
• Directory of Advanced Education programs in Pediatric Dentistry
• FREIDA Online (Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database Access)
• Internal Medicine Residency Database (American College of Physicans)
• Neuroscience Training Programs
• NRMP: National Resident Matching Program
• Preventive Medicine Residency Programs from the American College of Preventive Medicine
• ResidentWeb.com

Education: Nursing

• AJN Career Guide
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• HealthWeb: Nursing / Education Programs
• Iowa Board of Nursing
• Iowa Nurses' Association
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing
• U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Rankings [Print version of Best Graduate Schools available on Reserve: LB2371.4 .A64]

Education: Conference Sites/Continuing Education

• MD Consult - To access the CME section you will need to register for an MD Consult UserName/Password. Go to the MD Consult page and scroll to the bottom of the page.
• National Library of Medicine's FAQ: Where can I find lists of medical meetings and conferences?
• AAMC Meetings and Conferences
• AMA Continuing Medical Education
• Doctor's Guide (A Physician's Guide for Global Congress and Travel Planning)
• Electronic CME: Online and Software Resources
• Healthcare Conferences
• HealthStream CMESearch.com
• Medicalconferences.com
• Medical Meetings (journal)
• Medical Meetings Finder
• Medscape CME Center
• Online CME Sites by Bernard Sklar, MD. An alphabetical listing of sites offering ACCME-accredited CME.
• Skilled Nursing Resource Site for Web-based Continuing Education
• University of Iowa College of Dentistry: Continuing Education
• University of Iowa College of Medicine: Continuing Education
• University of Iowa College of Nursing: Continuing Education

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Governmental Resources

Most links to statistical resources have been moved to Finding Health Sciences Statistics

Federal Government
States/State of Iowa
International
Other

Federal Government

• CIS Congressional Universe Comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. (restricted to on campus users)
• Science.gov: FirstGov for Science Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.
• FedWorld Information Network
• Google's Uncle Sam Search engine
• Government Information Locator Service (GILS)
• GPO Access Government Printing Office
• HealthFinder A consumer health and human services information web site from the United States government.
• Federal Register
• United States Code.
• Surgeon General Reports on the Web

Federal Government Agencies

• Administration on Aging: Statistical Information on Older Persons
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry | Toxicological Profiles
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  • Clinical Information (EBM, Technology Assessment, Guidelines, etc.)
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
• Bureau of Health Professions See also: Finding Health Sciences Statistics: Manpower
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • CDC Wonder
  • Healthy People 2010
  • MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
  • NIOSH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (was: HCFA)
  • Medicare The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare Information
  • Medicare and Medicaid Program Manuals
• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Bureau of Primary Health Care: Primary Health Care for the Underserved
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Was: HCFA)
  • Directory of Health and Human Services Data Directory
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • FDA Enforcement Reports
• Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) See: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Indian Health Service (IHS)
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
  • GenBank
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Clinical Alerts
  • Current Bibliographies in Medicine
  • HSTAT: Health Services/Technology Assessment Text
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS) | NTIS database
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Search
• Social Security Administration
• U.S. Census Bureau

States/State of Iowa

See also: Finding Health Sciences Statistics --Iowa

• IPHI Iowa Public Health Information
• Iowa and Other State-Related Information Sources from Main Library Government Publications Department.
• Code of Iowa | Iowa Code Quick Retrieval (Chapter/Section)
• Health Facilities in Iowa from the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals
  Click on Entity Search or Report Cards
• Health in Iowa: The Wellmark Report
• Iowa Department of Human Services
• Iowa Department of Public Health | Healthy Iowans 2010
• Iowa's County Public Health Departments E-Mail Addresses
• Iowa Hospital Association | Profiles of Service
• State Library of Iowa
• State of Iowa page

International

See also: Finding Health Sciences Statistics --International

• Main Library Government Publications Department.
• globalhealth.gov This site addresses global health and the link between domestic and international health issues.
• International Programs Center
• SourceOECD SourceOECD provides comparative statistics from the 30 member states (industrialized nations) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as well as development statistics from other countries. Includes an interactive data browser as well as PDF downloadable files. Click on Statistics link at the top of the page to get started.
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
• UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
• World Health Organization (WHO)

 

Governmental Resources: Other

• HealthWeb: Reference Resources: Government
• Main Library Government Publications Department Links to National, International, & Iowa sources.

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Health News Resources

• AJR (American Journalism Review) Newslink
• HealthWeb: Reference Resources: Health News
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
• News resources from MedlinePlus
• University of Iowa News & Publications
• UI Libraries - Resources by Type: Newspapers

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Research / Grants / Foundations

General

• HealthWeb: Reference Resources: Research

University of Iowa

• Research - The University of Iowa
• UI Division of Sponsored Programs

National Institutes of Health

• NIH Office of Extramural Research. Grants - OER Home Page
• CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. The database is maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health.
• NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts

Forms

• Grant Application Forms
• NIH Forms and Applications

Other

• The Foundation Center
• GrantsNet from the AAAS
• HSRPROJ: Health Services Research Projects in Progress HSRProj provides project records for research in progress funded by federal and private grants and contracts. It is searchable through the NLM Gateway.
• National Library of Medicine - FAQ: Grant Information
• National Science Foundation: Specialized Information for The Research & Education Community

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Images

• Links to image sites from IPHI (Iowa Public Health Information)
  Click on Reference Resources then Images
• Hardin MD: Medical Pictures / Disease Pictures
• Hardin Library John Martin Rare Book Room: Imaging
• Medical Images & Illustrations from the Karolinska Institutet
• The Virtual Slidebox
  Virtual Microscopy for Education from the University of Iowa Dept. of Pathology
• AnatQuest: Anatomic Images Online
  From The U.S. National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project
• HEAL (Health Education Assets Library) - National Digital Library
• HONMedia
  HONmedia is an unique repository of over 6,800 medical images and videos, pertaining to 1,700 topics and themes.
• Images from the History of Medicine (National Library of Medicine)
• BioMed Central Biology Image Library
• Public Health InfoLinks: Medical/Health Image Collections
• Google Image Search
• Yahoo Image Search
• LibrarySpot: Images

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Writing Resources

Writing Resources: Instructions to Authors

• Instructions to Authors These pages contain links to Web sites which provide instructions to authors for over 3,000 journals in the health and life sciences. All links are to "primary sources," that is to publishers or organizations with editorial responsibilities for the titles.
• Elsevier's Author Gateway

Writing Resources: General

• The University of Iowa Writing Center
• The University of Iowa Translation Laboratory no longer provides translation services, 7/2001
• Vancouver Style - International Committee of Medical Journal Editors - Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. Sample References from the National Library of Medicine
• HealthWeb: Reference Resources: Publication Aids

Writing Resources: Copyright

• Fair Use: Copyright and Fair Use considerations for course readings - Hardin Library
• Copyright and Teaching/Research - The University of Iowa Libraries
• UI Libraries - Resources by Type: Copyright
• Medical Library Association Copyright Management Guidelines
• Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations prepared by the Association of American Publishers, the Association of American Universities, the Association of American University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries

Writing Resources: Style Manuals

• American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style. Available in the Reserve area under: R119 .A533 1998
• AMA Style Guide from the University of Washington HealthLinks. This is a guide to the most frequently used entries.
• APA Style Resources on the Web from Eastern Michigan University.
• APA Style.org includes Electronic References
• Columbia Guide to Online Style Print version available at the Hardin Library Reserve area under: PN171.F56 W35 1998
• Citation Guides for Electronic Documents
• Citing Medicine: the National Library of Medicine Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers includes information on published and unpublished materials and materials found online.
• National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citations Supplement: Internet Formats
• NCHS's How to cite electronic media
• Slate Citation Machine This site will help you properly cite your sources using either MLA or APA format.
• Strunk's Elements of Style
• Suggested Style Manuals for Citing Government Publications from the University of North Texas Libraries.
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Sample References from the National Library of Medicine