Resources
Links to Medical Resources
- ACLS-Net
Information on Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification - Center for Disease Control
Center for Disease Control website contains current medical information of worldwide impact - Community Resource Guide
Includes national, regional and local medical and non-medical resources. - Cystic Fibrosis Articles
- ECG Wave Maven
This web-based ECG training program is free for public use. The site allows you to self-test your ability to read moderate to advanced ECG tracings. - Geriatric Depression Scale
Provides a scale that was developed as a basic screening measure for depression in older adults as a result of a federal grant. - GeriatricWeb
GeriatricWeb is a web-based geriatric digital library to be used in the education of health care professionals and in the clinical care of the older patient - Lansing Area Patient Care Resources
Services for care of patients in the Lansing area, collected by the MSU department of Human Resources. - MedScape Online Journal
Healthcare professional information resource maintained by WedMD - Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium Guidelines
The Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium will establish and implement a core set of clinical practice guidelines and performance measures. - MSU Library Medicine Databases
MSU Library resources including online journals - MSU Office of Medical Education Research and Development
Tutorials for academic medicine computer skills, including using PubMed, Powerpoint, and EndNote - Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Web site designed to help low-income, uninsured Michigan residents get access to patient assistance programs where they may qualify for free, or nearly free, prescription medicines.
- American Council for Graduate Medical Education
Family Medicine Residency Review Committee (RRC) home page provides links to the Program Requirements which include the ACGME Core Competencies. - American Geriatrics Society
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a not-for-profit organization of over 6,700 health professionals devoted to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people. - Gerontological Society of America
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is the nation's oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. - Michigan Academy of Family Physicians
Association of over 3,000 Michigan family physicians and the only group in Lansing advocating for their patients and their specialty. - American Academy of Family Physicians
The American Academy of Family Physicians is the national association of family doctors. It is one of the largest national medical organizations, with more than 93,000 members in 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. - Michigan Association for Medical Education
Information on graduate medical education in Michigan. - MSU Graduate Medical Education Committee Manual
Contains policies and procedures, including due process and impaired physician policies, governing all MSU affiliated residencies. - Standard History and Physical Format
Minimum Data required for all write-ups. - MSU/Sparrow Hospital History and Physical Form
Residents may use for initial H & P documentation (does not replace dictation). - STAR System Quick Reference
Contains a quick reference for the Sparrow computer system. - American Board of Family Medicine
The American Board of Family Medicine is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties and is the only member board to certify family physicians.