Web Sites of Interest

Why you want to stay current in your field is your business, but how you stay current is ours. Millions of health care professionals and paraprofessionals now rely on the Internet for Medical Information. The Internet is the world's largest computer network, which is global and mushrooming more everyday. The Internet has made an impact on health care, and its changing the health care information needs. The following are a few web sites of interest:

Anatomy of the Human Body

by Henry Gray

Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body on Bartleby.com contains 1,247 vibrant engravings, with many in color, from the classic 1918 edition. The subject index of 13,000 entries ranges from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn. Bartleby claims to provide "students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the Web, free of charge.
 

The Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

This atlas was produced by David M. Martin, M.D., and Ralph C. Lyons, M.D., both certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and by the American Board of  Gastroenterology
 

Bristol Biomedical Images Archive

This categorized archive maintained by the University of Bristol, United Kingdom, contains more than 20,000 images for teaching. A search engine allows for retrieval of images on specific topics or conditions. Users can search and browse the archive without registering, but, to download full-size images, users must complete a free registration process. The creators of the archive allow free use of the images for teaching and educational purposes.
 

Dermatology Online Atlas

This English language atlas, maintained by the Dermatology Internet Service at the Universities of Erlangen and Heidelberg, Germany, can be searched or browsed. The images by localization feature provides a body map for browsing. Be sure to check with site owners about copyright before using any images.
 

Digital Atlas of  Ophthalmology

The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Department of Ophthalmology maintains this atlas "to serve as a visual reference and educational supplement for ophthalmologists, .' general physicians, and medical students." Search or browse by topic or anatomical region.
 

Online Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Annotated List Of Online Continuing Medical Education
 

Public Health Image Library (PHIL)

Created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), PHIL  offers an organized, searchable gateway to CDC's pictures. The content is organized into hierarchical categories of people, places, and science and is presented as single images, image sets, and multimedia files. PHIL welcomes public health professionals, the media, educators, and the worldwide public to use this material for reference, teaching, presentation, and health messages.
 

The Visible Human Project

A project of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) , the Visible Human Project consists of images of cross-sections of a female and a male. Anyone may use the images free of charge, but a license agreement must first be filed with NLM. This site also includes links to projects that have been developed showing some of the images in use.
 

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