The links described on this page are to sites related to continuing
education for health professionals, but not
offering CME credit for American physicians. I have also included some sites
describing non-medical online training.
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Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The ACCME
is the accrediting body for all organizations that accredit CME
in the United States (live, online and other archived
materials). Contact ACCME for
questions about how the entire CME system works. Each year, in
about June, ACCME publishes a summary
of the US CME enterprise for the previous year.
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Alliance for Continuing
Medical Education (ACME) is a group of professionals
actively involved in creating, distributing and promoting the
use of CME by American physicians.
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Amedeo provides subscribers with weekly summaries of
articles published in over 100 medical specialties.
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ApolloAudiobooks.com
specializes in promotion of Board Reviews for physicians preparing for
specialty certification and re-certification. They also provide
study guides for medical students and CE for nurses.
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GetEducated.com is
a web site devoted to help people find online training, both
undergraduate and graduate, in a wide variety of fields (but not
for physicians).
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Global Alliance for
Medical Education (GAME) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of innovation in medical education throughout the world.
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Education Online Search is a
"free college and career education portal, to help you learn about careers and the schools offering education and degrees for the fields you choose. You'll find a collection of more than 400 career articles and education articles to guide you through many aspects of your search, including career descriptions, financial aid tips, advice for adult learners, info on standardized college tests, and more. You'll also find a directory of colleges which let you fill out a simple online form to request detailed school and financial aid information."
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Good Clinical Practice Training
is a set of nine slide-and-text lectures intended to provide the necessary training for people involved in clinical research or clinical trials. It will help
researchers to better understand their responsibilities in planning and conducting clinical research. An international certificate is awarded upon successful completion.
The fee is 49 GBP; credit is not valid for US physicians.
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HCPLive is a portal
site for physicians, pharmacists, managed care executives, and other healthcare professionals who are looking for tools, techniques, and information that can help them provide better care. The content is organized by specialty, by publication, and by audience, and it includes features from the print journals
MDNG, Oncology Net Guide, Oncology Nurses, and MDNG: Hospitality, Oncology & Biotechnology News, Pharmacy Times, The American Journal of Managed Care, Cardiology
Review, as well as the online site for Physicians Money Digest,
PMDLive, among other clinical and professional publications.
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The International Online Medical Conference
(IOMC 2010) took place on March 6th, 7th, 13th & 14th, 2010.
"Building upon the success of previous IOMC conferences, IOMC 2010 aims to provide a forum for discussing and presenting research findings, studies, and experiences in the field of medicine, to create an opportunity for medical researchers, activists, scientists, students, and specialists to meet each other online and share their research papers, and to provide a chance to find new research colleagues and partners for future research works."
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Masters Degree Online Guide to Schools
is an excellent online resource for prospective students searching for a masters degree program. This site offers a listing of 200+ accredited colleges offering a masters degree.
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Meducation is a
"medical education site that provides videos, podcasts,
Powerpoints, revision notes, exam questions and more, all targeted at medical education. All the content is user submitted and we have a thriving community."
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NAAMECC
(The North American Association of Medical Education and Communication
Companies) is a professional association dedicated to providing representation, advocacy, and education for its members.
Medical Education and Communication Companies (MECCs) provide
technical expertise and accreditation to creators of CME
content.
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NC-CME (National Commission for Certification of CME professionals) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by an independent group of peers within the CME community for the purpose of establishing a definitive certification program for CME Professionals. In July 2008 NC-CME began designating qualified individuals as Certified CME Professionals (CCMEPs™); within six months, more than 150 CCMEPs were listed in the
National Registry at
www.NC-CME.org.
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Nursing Continuing Education (CE) Directory is a directory of online Continuing Education (CE) courses for RNs, LVNs, LPNs, Nurse Practitioners, critical care nurses, EMTs, paramedics, and other individuals working to provide health care.
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RadiologyAssistant.org provides a comprehensive resource for radiology education. Students can search for campuses offering radiology programs as well as gain insight into the profession.
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Telederm provides a teleconsultation service based on the transmission of digital images following the store-and-forward method. Users are invited to submit clinical and dermatopathologic cases of interest to the discussion forum thus making them available for viewing and comment by all other members.
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X-Ray Tech: Created by Kendall James, this guide to x-ray technician programs is an excellent resource for prospective students who are researching x-ray tech programs across the U.S. A comprehensive campus list coupled with helpful career related information makes this site a valuable tool for students in a variety of ways.
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