Subject Resources O - Q


Obstetrics & Gynecology Obstetrics is a medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium. Gynecologists are concerned with the physiology and disorders primarily of the female genital tract, as well as female endocrinology and reproductive physiology

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Society For Reproductive Medicine

Ophthalmology A surgical specialty concerned with the structure and function of the eye and the medical and surgical treatment of its defects and diseases

American Academy of Ophthalmology
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
International Council of Ophthalmology
National Eye Institute

Orthopedics A surgical specialty which utilizes medical, surgical, and physical methods to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the skeletal system, its articulations, and associated structures

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
North American Spine Society
Orthopaedic Research Society

Pathology A specialty concerned with the nature and cause of disease as expressed by changes in cellular or tissue structure and function caused by the disease process

American Association of Clinical Chemistry
American Board of Pathology
American Society for Investigative Pathology
American Society for Clinical Pathology

Pediatrics A medical specialty concerned with maintaining health and providing medical care to children from birth to adolescence

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development

Pharmacology The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms

American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
American College of Clinical Pharmacology
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Psychiatry The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
National Institute of Mental Health