Resource Title: The American Medical Association
Citation: American Medical Association. “Homepage.” American Medical Association, 2023, www.ama-assn.org/.
Annotation
The American Medical Association (1847) is a professional association and lobbying group for physicians and medical students. They offer educational materials as well as other resources for those in the medical field such as networking opportunities, articles, journals, etc. The AMA is trusted amongst the medical community and is held in high rehard. Users can access their materials through the AMA’s website, materials such as: JFREIDA™, CME from AMA Ed Hub™, GCEP, AMA Journal of Ethics®, CPT, the Store, AMA Physician Profiles, and AMA Insurance. The website is easy to follow, and the information is constantly updated, every day. The site does show some bias, they obviously want users to use AMA Insurance, for example, but it is not predatory. The content is trusted and reliable in the medical community, and there are references when data is presented. The intended audience for this resource is medical students and professionals. This web resource was found by searching “free medical student education resources” and intense vetting of each site.
Resource Title: Association of American Medical Colleges
Citation: Association of American Medical Colleges. “Tomorrow’s Doctors, Tomorrow’s Cures.” AAMC, 2019, www.aamc.org/.
Annotation:
The Association of American Medical Colleges is a not-for-profit association that offers medical education, health care, medical research, and community collaborations to those that work or study within the medical community. Users can access the AAMC through their website, which is easy to navigate and clear. The information presented is up to date, and articles are posted almost daily. The site does not present any obvious bias, except for the fact that they have a “store,” but it is not predatory. The content is trusted in the medical community, and their articles are majority peer-reviewed and full of citations and references. Finally, the intended audience is primarily medical students, but also medical professionals. This web resource was found by searching “free medical student education resources” and intense vetting of each site.
Resource Title: ConnectiveRX (Physicians’ Desk Reference® (PDR®))
Citation: ConnectiveRX. “PDR.net.” Pdr.net, 2019, www.pdr.net/.
Annotation:
ConnectiveRX, or otherwise known as the Physicians’ Desk Reference® (PDR®) is a fully searchable database of every drug and medicine approved by the FDA in the U.S. It can be used for research by professionals and medical students, as a way to help prescribe medicine, and keep up to date on drug developments. You can browse by drug name, characteristic, and the site offers resources for learning communication and other necessary medical practices. It is clearly organized and easy to navigate and is updated every day. The site presents no bias (not even an inkling of drug company names). The content is reliable and trusted in the medical community and is backed up by references and citations. The intended audience for this web resource is medical professionals and students. This web resource was found by searching “free medical student education resources” and intense vetting of each site.