USEFULL INFORMATION

PHYSICIAN WORK in the UK

If you are a physician (not a surgeon) trained abroad and interested in working in the UK you can find out about the requirements for registration on the following websites:

1. The Joint Committee on Higher Medical Training (JCHM) (http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/jchmt/)
    

2. Specialist Training Authority (http://www.sta-mrc.org.uk/)
    

3. The General Medical Council (GMC) (http://www.gmc-uk.org/index.htm)

PUBLICATIONS and PERIODICALS

• Medical Sciences Bulletin
  A publication that features up-to-the-minute summaries of new advances in pharmacology and therapeutics, culled from the international medical literature.
• Nature
  Online version of the general science journal Nature. Also avaliable is information on authors, international jobs in science and international events and announcements.
• Neurosurgery
  On-line version of Neurosurgery, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Information available on current, previous and upcoming articles, and about the journal itself.
• Nursing Online (UK )
  A new journal devoted to nursing published exclusively online will have its first issue in April 1996.
• PJB Publications
  The homepages of PJB Publications, who specialise in business news and information services for the human and veterinary pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostic, and crop protection industries. Information is avaliable on their journals, newsletters and reports, and their databases EPLC (European Pharma Law Centre) and Pharmaprojects (pharmaceutical research and development data). Several of their publications may be viewed online, but only by current subscribers.
• Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
  Under construction.
• The Journal of Informatics in Primary Care
  Online version of the Journal of Informatics in Primary Care, including details about the Primary Health Care Specialists Group and the British Computer Society.
• JAMA Homepage
  The Journal of the American Medical Association is the world's most widely read medical journal. It contains peer-reviewed, primary source, highly selected clinical science, disease prevention, and health policy information for physicians and other health professionals.
• New United Kingdom Official Publications Online
  This site provides free of charge keyword searchable and browsable database listing very recent British official publications.
• Medical Breakthroughs
  Provides Medical News from the world's leading medical centers and research labs.
• Irish Medical Directory
  A guide to Medical Health Care and the Medical Profession in Ireland. Includes details of the Academic Backgrounds, Hospitals, Rooms, and Special Clinical, Disease and Research Interests of 3,000 Hospital Specialists and General Practitioners.
• Health Information on the Internet
  A bimonthly newsletter from the Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society of Medicine.
• Digital Journal of Ophthalmology
  Online version of the Journal of Ophthalmology, with articles, knowledge review, patient information and links to other sites.
• British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy - Internet Journal
  Internet publication featuring original papers, short reports, case reports, technical developments, reviews and letters to the editor in the field of endoscopy and endoscopic surgery relating to the upper female genital tract.
• British Medical Journal
  Home of the British Medical Journal.
• Student BMJ
  Online student version of the British Medical Journal.
• Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
  A Publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Health Informatics Europe
  Health Informatics Europe: the online journal for key developments in European health informatics.
• Medweb Electronic Newsletters and Journals
  A list of electronic newsletters and journals.
• Heart News
  Home page for Paper Publications and partners. Heart News's a news gazette for heart patients and their families.
• International Health News
  International Health News scan the pages of every issue of over 40 of the world's most respected medical and scientific journals, select the most interesting articles and summarize them into concise, understandable abstracts. The focus is on developments in alternative, complementary , and preventive medicine, specifically in regard to diet, supplements, exercise, and lifestyle factors.
• JMB Online
  The home page of the Journal of Molecular Biology. Access to a prototype online version of the journal is available. Registered readers with an Adobe Acrobat reader (for .pdf files) may view abstracts for articles and complete articles in text form (full instructions for downloading the necessary software are provided). There are also links to other molecular biology sites.
• Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  The Journal of Investigative Dermatology is the official journal of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Inc. and the European Society for Dermatological Research. This page provides an information service giving details of authors, contact addresses, contents of latest issue and lists of published supplements.
• Global Emergency Medicine Archives
• The Global Emergency Medicine Archives (GEMA) a prototype online multimedia medical journal for emergency physician's.
• Health and Med Informatics Digest
  The Health and Medical Informatics Digest is distributed as an email magazine.
• Health Economics Journal (University of York)
  The journal publishes articles on all aspects of health economics: theoretical contributions, empirical studies, economic evaluations and analyses of health policy from the economic perspective. Its scope includes the determinants of health and its definition and valuation, as well as the demand for and supply of health care; planning and market mechanisms for achieving equilibrium; micro-economic evaluation of individual procedures and treatments; and evaluation of the performance of health-care systems in terms of equity and allocative efficiency.
• Health Info-Com Network Medical Newsletters
  The Health Info-Com Network Medical Newsletter is a general medical digest, updated biweekly.
• Health Services Research Journal
  A multidisciplinary journal providing information on new ideas and current research for people involved with public policy formulation, healthcare administration and research. An index of back issues is available.
• Electronic Journal of Informatics in Primary Care
  The Electronic Journal of Informatics in Primary Care, affiliated to the Primary Health Care Specialist Group of the British Computer Society, one of the Specialist Groups of the British Computer Society.
• Emerging Infectious Diseases
  An online journal published quarterly by the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, addressing new and reemerging infectious diseases.
• Ad referendum medical references
  Contains some million or so documents indexing the core English language medical journals.

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