Subject Resources A - H

Alternative and Complementary Medicine Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment

Alternative Medicine Center
CAM on PubMed
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine(NCCAM)

Anesthesiology A specialty concerned with the study of anesthetics and anesthesia

American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Bioethics A branch of applied ethics that studies the value implications of practices and developments in life sciences, medicine, and health care

Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
American Society of Law, Medicine, & Ethics
Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs

Cardiology The study of the heart, its physiology, and its functions

American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association

Dermatology A medical specialty concerned with the skin, its structure, functions, diseases, and treatment

American Academy of Dermatology
European Society for Dermatological Research
Society for Investigative Dermatology

Emergency Medicine The branch of medicine concerned with the evaluation and initial treatment of urgent and emergent medical problems, such as those caused by accidents, trauma, sudden illness, poisoning, or disasters

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
American Board of Emergency Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Endocrinology A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the metabolism, physiology, and disorders of the endocrine system

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
Endocrine Society