RESOURCES
GENERAL MEDICAL INFORMATION
Medscape
Overall, the best combination of breadth and depth of all the medical websites.
eMedicine
The most comprehensive set of on-line medical textbooks, available for almost fifty specialties.
PubMed
Contains more than 30 million citations from the biomedical literature.
The Merck Manual
Concise, widely used medical guide, in consumer and physician versions.
RefDesk
Over 200 links to a wide variety of medical/health care related sites.
Nursing Scope of Practice
An overview of scope of practice for nurses and other ancillary personnel.
Drugs.com
Straightforward, comprehensive data on virtually all prescription and OTC drugs.
UpToDate
Evidence-based clinical decision support resource for health care providers. Subscription required.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INFORMATION
ABA Journal: Medical Malpractice Section
Hundreds of recent articles about Medical Malpractice.
Medical Malpractice Center
A referral site with specific situations arranged by diagnosis and specialty.
Justia
Also a referral site with content organized by specific situations.
Rand Organization's Medical Malpractice Section
Journal articles, news, dissertations, and more from the world’s preeminent think tank.
Standards of Care
Standard of care for approximately thirty different medical or surgical conditions.
EMTALA - American College of Emergency Physicians
A concise but thorough summary of EMTALA from an Emergency Medicine perspective.
INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORS
Federation of State Medical Boards
Biographical, education, and licensure history as well as past regulatory actions of MD’s and PA’s.
DocInfo
Background data on almost one million doctors, including any disciplinary action taken against them.
Healthgrades
The leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE BLOGS
Drug and Device Law
Indiana Medical Malpractice & Injury Attorneys
Medical Malpractice News and Views
New Jersey Medical Malpractice Law Blog
Medical Malpractice Blog
Medical Malpractice Lawyers
MISCELLANEOUS HELPFUL SITES
Online Medical Dictionary
Overall, the best free online medical dictionary.
Medical Abbreviations
Fairly concise, it nonetheless contains virtually all commonly used medical abbreviations.
Law Dictionary
A law dictionary — you may not need it, but we certainly do! Includes common abbreviations.
RefDesk
A gateway to literally hundreds of other reference sites.
Online Calendars
Every kind of calendar, all in one place. They’re downloadable, too.
Online Calculator
Over 200 calculators of all kinds available free on one site.