Research and Medical Education

• www.fmresearch.org
  A web site (www.fmresearch.org) developed by the Academic Family Medicine Organizations (AFMO) and is coordinated and monitored by the AFMO Research Subcommittee. The site is a resource for information related to family medicine research.
  
  
• Health Services Research and Health Policy Website
  
  
• Undergraduate medical Education for the 21st Century (UME-21) Project
  The UME-21 project is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration and administered by the American Colleges of Ostepathic Medicine.
   
  
• Resident's Teaching Skills Website
  It's all free of charge with no ads, supported by grants as a service to the medical education community. The site includes an opportunity to take the Clinical Teaching Perception Inventory (CTPI), which takes about 10 minutes and gives the user immediate feedback on his or her teaching style.
   
  
• AAFP Resources on Research and Clinical Information
  This link contains information about clinical topics, as well as information about family practice research.
    
  
• The Access Project
  A non-profit organization dedicated to expanding women’s access to reproductive choice. This site offers information for medical professionals interested in learning about integrating early abortion methods and emergency contraception into their practice.
    
  
• Virtual Family Medicine Interest Group--http://fmignet.aafp.org
  Virtual FMIG is an online resource designed to provide information that is relevant at each point in your medical education. Modeled after successful campus Family Medicine Interest Groups, Virtual FMIG provides information and resources that empower a student to explore the discipline of family medicine, and topics such as, career choice, role models, leadership development, the Match, residency, clinical resources, technology, and much more.
  
  
• Agency for Health Research and Quality-- http://www.ahcpr.gov/
  Site offers information about funding opportunities, research findings, clinical and quality assessment information, and more.
  
  
• National Institutes of Health -- http://www.nih.gov
  
  
• PubMed from the NLM -- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/medline.html
  Full, free MEDLINE searches
  
  
• The Center for Policy Studies in Family Practice and Primary Care in Washington -- http://www.aafppolicy.org.
  Seeks to bring a family practice and primary care perspective to health policy deliberations in Washington. Features of the site include a library, information about internship opportunities, and links to various sites and other resources.
  
  
• The Women's Health Site -- www.thewomenshealthsite.org
  This site is a service of the Duke Academic Program in Women's Health, winner of the 2001 NAWH Special Service in Women's Health Award. It was developed as an information resource for health care professionals involved in all aspects of women's health. The site offers a monthly e-zine to registered users on a selected topic each month. Typically, the topic supports a national health initiative. Regular Medical Updates cover all aspects of women's health issues, including gender-specific diagnoses and treatment over a variety of conditions. Additionally, seminars and presentations held at Duke are regularly posted to the site. An events calendar and resource links are provided for ease of use by site visitors.
  
  
• American Medical Society for Sports Medicine -- www.amssm.org
  AMSSM is an organization made up of dedicated sports medicine physicians. The Web offers educational materials, press releases, sports forums, find a sports medicine doctor search engine, conferences, and sports medicine fellowship and job opportunity listings.
  
  
• The EPEC Project -- www.epec.net
  EPEC is Education on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. The project's mission is to educate all health care professionals on the essential clinical competencies in palliative care. This project has resources to assist physicians and other members of the health care team in changing the experience of illness, dying, and bereavement for patients, families, and health care providers.

The STFM Communications Committee has reviewed the following list of
Web sites that may be of interest to STFM members.
These links do not imply STFM endorsement or content
review for sites that do not carry STFM's name.
Send requests for additional links to Traci Nolte at tnolte@stfm.org.