HELPFUL WEBSITES
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independently run sites outside of the kcumb.edu domain. KCUMB is not responsible
for the privacy practices, activities, or content of such independent sites. Neither
these sites, nor any content available through links to and from them, are endorsed
by KCUMB. These links to external Web sites are provided as a courtesy.
AACOM - The American
Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
The American
Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine acts as the central agency for the
19 schools of osteopathic medicine.
AOA - American Osteopathic Association
The American Osteopathic Association is a group organized to advance the philosophy
and practice of osteopathic medicine by promoting excellence in education, research,
and the delivery of quality, cost-effective healthcare in a distinct, unified profession.
AAFP - American Academy of Family Physicians
The American Academy of Family Physicians represents more than 94,300 physicians
and medical students nationwide. It is the only medical specialty society devoted
solely to primary care.
STFP - Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine is dedicated to improving the health of all people through education, research,
patient care, and advocacy. The Society was founded in 1967 to respond to the needs
of family medicine educators.
WEB MD
WebMD provides valuable
health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek
information.
InteliHealth
Aetna InteliHealth provides
credible health information from the most trusted sources, including Harvard Medical
School.
Mayo Clinic
The mission of Mayo Clinic is to
empower people to manage their health by providing useful and up-to-date information
and tools that reflect the expertise and standard of excellence of Mayo Clinic.
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention is one of the 13 major operating components
of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency
in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans
and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are
least able to help themselves.
Google Scholar
Google
Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one
place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers,
theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research.
ERIC – Education Resources Information Center
The Education Resources Information Center, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. ERIC provides a public Web site for searching nearly 1.2 million citations going back to 1966 and, with contributor permission, accessing more than 110,000 full-text materials at no charge.
Dictionaries Online
Dictionaries Online is a helpful list of dictionaries that are available on the web.