• ACP Online-A Library for Internists

Site: www.acponline.org/journals/lifi/lifimenu.htm

Description: Site is being built into a virtual medical library that includes descriptions of print resources, links to Web sites, job listings, etc.

  • Doctor's Guide to the Internet

Site: www.pslgroup.com/physonly.htm

Description: A comprehensive "medical mall" that offers links to sites on diseases, medical news, conferences, financial and business resources, a discussion forum, job opportunities.

  • Dr. Koop's Community

Site: www.DrKoop.com

Description: Founded by former US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Includes consumer targeted information on a number of diseases, as well as a "Health Site Reviews" section, where sites are reviewed for credibility, content, disclosure, links, design and interactivity, then indexed by topic. Sites considered below standard are not listed.

  • Hardin Meta-Directory

Site: www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/

Description: Indexes "the best sites that list the sites": Health-related Web resources for numerous specialties, plus other links, checked for connection speed. Slow links are omitted.

  • Harvard Health Publications Online

Site: www.med.harvard.edu

Description: Timely, reliable health news for medical professionals and consumers. Links to newsletters, reports and special publications.

  • HealthFinder

Site: www.healthfinder.gov

Description: Developed b the U.S. Depart of Health and Human Services. Provides links to consumer information developed by HHS and partner organizations, as well as other reputable sites and tips for finding information on the internet. User friendly search features cover over 1,000 health and human services topics.

  • HealthGate

Site: www.healthgate.com/

Description: Online source for health, wellness and biomedical information. Access to various databases, consumer health reports, medical journals nd catalogs. Not all references lined to this site are available for free.

  • Medical Matrix

Site: www.medmatrix.org

Description: Guide to Internet Clinical Medical Resources, including web pages, list discussion groups, etc. Site listings available through keyword searches or pre-defined category selection and ranked by utility for clinical settings. A project of the Internet Working Group of the American Medical Informatics Association.

  • Medscape

Site: www.medscape.com

Description: Created for health professionals and interested consumers. Features full-text, peer-reviewed articles, medical and health industry news and interactive quizzes. Access to many features requires (free) registration.

  • Physicians' Choice

Site: www.mdchoice.com

Description: Developed by physicians for physicians. Features current summaries of peer-reviewed medical web sites.

  • Reuters Health

Site: www.reutershealth.com

Description: Current medical news for professionals and consumers. Links to clinical case studies, news articles, web site reviews.

  • WebDoctor

Site: www.gretmar.com/webdoctor/home.html

Description: Comprehensive index of medical resources for physicians. Links to current peer-reviewed articles and medical information.