RECOMMENDED WEBSITES  

  

AIDS Info

http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/

 

What you will find: offers information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. Topics include a drug database, clinical trials, and vaccine research.

 

Career Guidance Resources on the Internet

http://www.mdc.edu/medical/library/teaching.asp#career

 

What you will find: scroll to the bottom of the page for links to the websites for Occupational Outlook Handbook, Florida Health Careers, Choices Planner and other related sites.

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov

 

What you will find: provides up-to-date information on many aspects of health care, including diseases and conditions, vaccines and immunizations, and emergency preparedness and response. It also includes a section with health statistics.

  

Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body

http://www.bartleby.com/107/

What you will find: features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication.

Health Resources and Services Administration's HIPAA Web Site

http://www.hrsa.gov/hipaa.htm

 

What you will find: links to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance procedures.

 

Healthy People 2010

http://www.healthypeople.gov

What you will find: a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.  

Histology, Alex Imholtz, Assistant Professor of Biology, Prince George's Community College

http://academic.pg.cc.md.us/~aimholtz/Histology/histo.html

 

What you will find: provides numerous links to online atlases and other histology related material.

 

HistologyJobs

http://histologyjobs.com/

 

What you will find: provides extensive job listings, interviewing tips, and salary information.

 

Histology . . . the Study of Tissues

http://www.okccc.edu/deanderson/dennis-tutorial/tutorials.html

 

What you will find: provides tutorials on the cell cycle, histology, worms, hematology, and phyla.

 

Histology Tutorial

http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/histo/

 

What you will find: provides reviews and quizzes on tissues, bones, and different systems, including cardiovascular, respiratory, and endocrine.

 

Histosearch: The Histology Search Engine

http://www.histosearch.com

 

What you will find: a search engine that specifically searches web pages from histology related sites on the Internet.

 

HistoWeb: An Interactive Digital Lab Guide for Histology

http://courses.usd.edu/anat521001

 

What you will find: an extensive lab guides that covers cytology, tissues, hematopoiesis, and many of the different systems, including respiratory and circulatory.

 

The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education

http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html

 

What you will find: provides over 1900 images along with text, tutorials, laboratory exercises, and examination items for self-assessment that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease conditions.

 

JayDoc HistoWeb

http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/index.htm

 

What you will find: a histology atlas that covers cell structure, the glands, tissues, blood & bone marrow, and many different systems, including respiratory, endocrine, and gastrointestinal.

 

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

www.jcaho.org

 

What you will find: the United State's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body for health care organizations and programs.

  

MedlinePlus

http://www.medlineplus.gov

What you will find: includes a Medical Encyclopedia, Medical Dictionary, Interactive Tutorials on common procedures and conditions, including one on ultrasound, and Doctor and Dentist Directories.

MERCKSource Resource Library

http://www.mercksource.com

What you will find: includes A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Merck Manuals, and the PDR Family Guide to Over-the-Counter Drugs. 

Occupational Health and Safety Administration

http://www.osha.gov

 

What you will find: provides health standards, regulations, and inspections to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths.

 

StainsFile

http://stainsfile.info/StainsFile/index.html

 

What you will find: provides safety information, principles and aids to staining, staining methods, fixation agents and mixtures, and a dye index.

 

Student Success Center (SSC), Medical Campus, Miami Dade College

http://www.mdc.edu/medical/lr/casa/default.asp

 

What you will find:  provides a listing of computer based tutoring programs accessible from computers in the Medical Campus Library and in SSC. SSC also offers online and face-to-face tutoring services. For more information on any of these services or programs, contact SSC at (305) 237-4499.