Links & Books
Links
American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org
The AMA's website is three sites in one—it provides separate directories for patients, physicians, and health-care officials. Learn about medical public policy issues, medical ethics, and more.
National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov
The National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library, also offers a vast amount of information on its website. Visit the site to learn the latest on every clinical trial currently under way in the U.S. and read about the history of medicine.
Harvard Medicine
hms.harvard.edu/hms/home.asp
Are you considering a career in medicine? Catch the latest updates from Harvard Medical School at this official website.
Images in Clinical Medicine
content.nejm.org/misc/eicm.shtml
"Images in Clinical Medicine" has been a weekly feature in the New England Journal of Medicine since 1992. Visit this site every Thursday to see a new group of clinically important images.
American Board of Medical Specialties
www.abms.org
Since 1933, the American Board of Medical Specialties has served as the umbrella organization for the 24 medical specialty boards in the U.S. The ABMS oversees the certification of new physicians to the various medical specialties and provides information about those specialties.
Books
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
by Atul Gawande. Picador, 2008.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach. W. W. Norton & Company, 2004.
White Coat: Becoming a Doctor at Harvard Medical School
by Ellen L. Rothman. Harper, 2000.
Life After Medical School: Thirty-two Doctors Describe How They Shaped Their Medical Careers
Edited by Leonard Laster. W. W. Norton & Company, 1996.
A Doctor's Life: A Visual History of Doctors and Nurses Through the Ages
by Rod Storring. Dutton, 1998.
Articles
"Pop Quiz: So You Want to Be a Doctor?"
The Boston Globe, December 16, 2007.
www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2007/12/16/so_you_want_to_be_a_doctor/?page=full
"Playing Doctor: Oh, No! I'm the First Patient These 23 Medical Students Have Ever Examined."
by Emily Yoffe. Slate, July 4, 2007.
www.slate.com/id/2169480/
"Vital Signs: Consequences; Long Hours Put Medical Interns At Risk "
by Eric Nagourney. The New York Times, September 12, 2006.
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E7DE1531F931A2575AC0A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=
"Teaching Doctors to Care"
by Nathan Thornburgh. Time, May 21, 2006.
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1196411,00.html
