University of Virginia Health System

Desktop or Laptop (provided to each student)

* Inforetriever

Evidence-Based Medicine

Bandolier

(Site with evidence on common primary care problems)

Recommendations on Clinical Preventive Services
          US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
                   Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 3rd Edition

UVA Health Sciences Center Library

Databases

Medline, ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Collaboration, Database of abstracts or Reviews of Effectiveness (D.A.R.E.) and other OVID Databases

Educational Websites

Dermatology

         (Excellent resource with many pictures of skin conditions)

Heart and Lung Sounds

On-Line Medical Journals

American Medical Association Specialty Journals

(Includes Archives of Family Medicine; excellent resource for many major online journals)

British Medical Journal

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Family Practice Organizations

American Academy of Family Physicians

This web site contains information about the specialty of family practice, a private area for AAFP members, patient education materials, fellowship opportunities, faculty placement services, residency programs, and much more.

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)

This web site contains information about STFM, family medicine meetings and publications, and links to family medicine related sites and listserves.