Patient Information — Best of the Web: Educational Web Resources

Anatomy Atlases is written for and intended primarily for use by medical students, residents, fellows, or attending physicians studying anatomy, but other health care providers and patients may find it helpful.

The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) "Science & Nature: Human Body & Mind" web site provides information on each system of the human body.

CancerLinks.com was developed by a cancer survivor who wanted to assist others in learning how to use the Internet to search for cancer information. The site prides itself in following strict Web accessibility guidelines and the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation.

Dermatlas, Johns Hopkins University's Online Digital Dermatology Image Library, is an international collaborative project that enables health care professionals, parents, and patients to access high quality dermatology images. It also includes an online Dermatology Quiz that allows trainees to test their diagnostic skills.

The University of Iowa's Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Resources comprises medical Web sites catalogs. The librarians who run Hardin will list a site only if 80 percent of its links are active and relevant.

The Internet version of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (Seventeenth Edition) provides the same clinical information used by health care professionals in an easily searchable form.

The NIH Office of Science Education coordinates science education activities at the NIH and develops and sponsors science education projects in house. This site has links to resources for elementary, secondary and college students and teachers and the public.

The Virtual Pediatric Hospital is intended primarily for use by pediatricians. Medical students beginning their study of pediatrics or other health care providers and patients will find Common Questions, Quick Answers - Pediatrics helpful.

The Whole Brain Atlas is an award-winning visual representation of what's inside your head created by Harvard Medical School. It combines clinical data with magnetic resonance (MR), X-ray computed tomography (CT), and nuclear medicine images to show what goes on between your ears.