Web Based Resources

• Academic Pediatrics Association - The APA's mission is to nurture the academic success and career development of child health professionals engaged in research, advocacy, improvement science and educational scholarship to enhance the health and well-being of all children.

• Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE) Handbook - A guidebook for Clerkship Directors

• American College of Physicians — ACP is a national organization of internists, the largest medical-specialty organization, and second-largest physician group in the United States. Our 152,000 members include internists, internal medicine subspecialists, medical students, residents, and fellows.

• International Association of Medical Science Educators — IAMSE is a nonprofit professional development society organized and directed by health professions educators whose goals include promoting excellence and innovation in teaching, student assessment, program evaluation, instructional technology, human simulation, and learner-centered education. This site lists learning objectives for basic science disciplines, common gaps in basic science education, educational strategies and evaluation steps.

• Society for Teachers in Family Medicine - an association of nearly 5,000 innovative family medicine educators. These teachers include medical school professors, preceptors, residency program faculty, residency program directors and others involved in family medicine education.

• The Association for Surgical Education - contains archives for curricular resources and resources for faculty development and needs assessment. The mission of the Association for Surgical Education is to promote, recognize, and reward excellence, innovation and scholarship in surgical education.