Medical Links

Commercial Sites

CollectiveMed - Bills itself as the premier source for medical PDA hardware and software on the Internet.

handheldmed.com - Features an extensive library of popular clinical reference software converted for use on Palm OS^® and Pocket PC handhelds.

pdaMD.com - The leading cross-platform site dedicated to handheld computing in medicine, featuring original articles, product reviews, and active discussion forums.

Educational Sites

AMSA - The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) has a section of its Web site devoted to the use of PDAs in medical education.

Cambridge University - "Project Palm" aims to use handheld computers to create a collaborative learning environment for Cambridge Medical Students.

Dalhousie University - Extensive and well-organized site designed to provide recommendations for the use of handhelds in medical education, maintained by the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine.

Intro to Palm - The "Ectopic Cortex", a collection of links and information maintained by the Duke University Department of Family Medicine.

JEFFLINE - Palm/Handheld Support for Clinicians - The Clinical Informatics program at Thomas Jefferson University provides training and support for clinicians on use of handheld computers. Palm OS^® is the handheld operating system of choice at TJU and TJU Hospital.

Johns Hopkins Medicine - This page of PDA resources maintained by the JH Office of Academic Computing includes the usual links, plus some original FAQs.

Medical College of Wisconsin - Check out their site for details on PDA use during third-year clerkships, electronic forms, popular applications for clinicians, tutorials, and more.

Medical University of South Carolina - a.k.a. "PDAs in Health Care", a guide to Personal Digital Assistants for faculty, students and staff of the Medical University of South Carolina.

New York Medical College - The goal of this project is to provide students with an introduction and hands-on opportunity to incorporate a PDA into their clinical educational experience.

Palm Medical Education - Matthew Delaney's Palm Powered Expert Guide for medical students.

Palm Pilot Page - A "high yield-must-have-bare bones" selection of links from the Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program at Baylor College of Medicine.

Palmtop Medicine - Students and faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia are participating in a palmtop project using HandSpring Visors.

PDA Requirement - At UCLA School of Medicine, 3rd and 4th year students are required to have a PDA to enable "point of contact" access to information resources and to prepare students for practicing medicine in the 21st century.

Pediatrics On Hand - Hosted by the Children's National Medical Center peds residency. Lots of terrific resources here!

UCLA Family Medicine - Includes information on various PDAs, essential software, a library of text files, and a list of top web sites.

University of Kentucky College of Medicine - Brief collection of Palm OS^® links and tips maintained by students at the University of Kentucky.

University of Louisville PDA Initiative - Palm OS^® information maintained by medical students at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

UNC-CH School of Medicine: PDA Initiative - Useful information for third and fourth year medical students using Palm OS^® handhelds at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

University of Virginia PDA Requirement - All third year medical students are required to own PDAs. Windows Mobile devices are not recommended.

University of Virginia School of Nursing - The School of Nursing's recommendations regarding handheld computers.

UW Family Medicine's PDA Resource Guide - Created by the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network, contains lots of great info for all medical PDA users, including links to PDA web sites, hardware, software, reviews, buyer's guides, software installation instructions, troubleshooting, tips, and more!

USDSM Palm Program Site - Developed by the folks at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine to provide basic information and resources to assist with the use of PDAs in medical education.

Washington University Medical Palm Initiative - Collection of links and resources for Palm OS^® users at Washington University.

Yale ITS-Med - Yale University's Information Technology Services (ITS) recently began supporting Palm OS^® devices, and developed this helpful site.

Other Sites

ACP-ASIM PDA Portal - This site, hosted by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, offers a selection of free documents covering a variety of medical topics.

Alanna's Palm Pilot Page - An overview of how a fourth-year resident at the University of Cincinnati uses her Palm OS^® handheld, including lists of her favorite applications and Web sites.

Detroit Medical Center - PDA resources, a PDA portal, and Wi-Fi information.

DMD-Palm-DDS - A site devoted to news on PDAs in clinical dentistry.

DocSpence.com - Dr. Steven Spence is the director of the Blackstone Family Practice Residency in Virginia, and has created a handy site containing a wide variety of medical informatics links, including handheld computing.

Dr. B's PDA - A family practitioner's page of home-grown Palm OS^® applications and links.

Firehouse.com - An extensive listing of fire/EMS-related PDA links, including a few news items and case studies (and even a couple of games!)

FP PDA - Free Palm OS^® medical software, medical information, Palm OS^® tutorials, links, and more.

GasPalm - U.K.-based site focusing on anesthesia software for Palm OS^® handhelds.

Handheld Healthcare - A diverse and well-organized collection of links to various resources compiled by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

Handheld Information for Pharmacists - This site contains information about handheld computers as they relate to the practice of pharmacy.

Handhelds For Doctors - Maintained by U.K.-based Dr. Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, this site includes useful information for beginners as well as a very nicely-done handheld buyer's guide.

Healthy PalmPilot - The largest collection of medical Palm OS^® databases and documents on the Web.

The Matt Delaney Page - Matt is a P.A. student who has written a number of very nice freeware references for iSilo, including guides to interpreting chest x-rays, EKGs, blood counts, and chemistries.

Medical iSilo Depot - A collection of more than 100 iSilo documents designed for the medical PDA user gathered from sources far and near.

Medical Palm Review - Regularly-updated blog/newsletter hosted by the Technology Application Unit (TAU) of the Mount Sinai Hospital at the University of Toronto.

MedicalPocketPC.com - You won't find any Palm OS^® information here, but this site is one of the best for medical users of Pocket PC and Windows CE devices.

MedPDA.net - Created by MDs for physicians in practice and in training, featuring original articles, application reviews, news, and answers to common questions.

Meds PDA - Meds PDA's vision is to provide a convenient and comprehensive resource for the busy mobile medical professional. This is also another source for Skyscape programs.

MeisterMed - Medical references for the doctor on the go, including CodeMeister, LyteMeister, and more!

Mike's Palm Pilot Page - Medical files and links, maintained by radiation oncology resident Michael T. Milano.

Palm Anesthesiology - Donald M. Voltz, M.D.'s Palm Powered Expert Guide for anesthesiology.

Palm Dentistry - Elise S. Eisenberg, DDS's Palm Powered Expert Guide for dentistry.

PalmMed.sg - The purpose of this site is to allow experienced users, newbies and everyone in between to exchange tips on how to maximize the use of your Palm OS^® handheld in the medical arena.

Palm MD - A site devoted to news related to PDA's in clinical medicine.

Palm Psychology - Aaron Lynn Lautzenhiser's Palm Powered Expert Guide for psychology.

PalmSource Expert Guide for Medicine - Extensive list of resources for Palm OS^® handhelds in medicine, courtesy of PalmSource.

PDA Cortex - Formerly RNPalm.com, this site has shifted focus to become "the cutting-edge, multidisciplinary community for the innovators and implementers of mobile informatics."

PDA-Medicus - A collection of links to freeware medical software and other PDA recommendations in German

pdaRD.com - "Your #1 resource for everything nutrition, dietetics, and PDAs."

The Pediatric Pilot Page - Medical files for pediatricians and other physicians who use Palm OS^® handhelds.

PedsPalm.com - The goal of this site is to be the most complete and up-to-date resource and offer the visitor an objective view on the best applications and products available for medical use.

Pilot First Aid Page - Collection of first aid files from the Irish Emergency Ambulance Services Resource, maintained by Mary Jo Sminkey.

Pocket DVM - Publisher of the first digital veterinary assistant for Palm OS^® handhelds.

PocketPsych - Resources for mental health professionals.

Psychology Resources for the PalmPilot - A listing of many psychology- and psychiatry-related applications, memos, and forms for the Palm OS^®. Maintained by Mike Brezsnyak.

Selected Topic in Pediatrics - Medical summaries and medical equations in pediatrics. Maintained by DocZ.

Andrew Yee's Palm Pilot Page - Includes a free database of nearly 1,000 medical eponyms, available in JFile Pro and Doc formats. Maintained by Andrew Yee.