Links and Resources
For Patients:
| Support UW | Creating futures. . . one gift at a time. Gifts from alumni and friends help to ensure that the UW remains a world-class institution, providing today's students with an excellent education of exceptional value. |
| University of Washington medical care locations, how to find a physician, patient and visitor information, and a link to the School of Medicine. | |
| UW Research Studies Seeking Volunteers | This website lists studies registered by UW Health Sciences researchers who are currently seeking volunteer participants. |
| Consumer interface for National Libraries of Medicine Medline with alphabetical index to topics and pull-down menus to access categories. | |
| The Mayo Clinic’s site for general patient information and specifics about the Mayo Clinics. | |
| Descriptions, diagrams, animations, some video of common open and laparoscopic procedures. | |
| This website explores the idea of menstrual suppression with birth control pills. | |
| University Reproductive Care (URC) is the newly re-established center for fertility and reproductive endocrine care located at the Women’s Healthcare Center of the University of Washington. | |
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UW Maternal Infant Care Clinics |
These websites provide information on specialized clinics at the UW Medical Center. Prenatal Diagnosis, Perinatal Genetics & Fetal Therapy Program |
For Health Care Providers:
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MEDCON is a toll-free education and referral service of the University of Washington School of Medicine and its primary teaching hospitals. Educational and patient care consultations are provided on a 24-hr/day, seven-day/week basis to health care practitioners in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Call 1-800-326-5300, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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| Information on the UW's basic OB/GYN Clerkship. Begin to build the foundation of knowledge and skills which you will need in obstetrics and gynecology, regardless of the specialty you decide to enter. | |
| New Faculty Orientation slide presentations, mentoring resources, links to other important sites, and more. | |
| Information for referring physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and others. Includes links to clinical referrals, MEDCON (toll-free consults and referrals), specialty services guides, and health sciences schools. | |
| The place to start for health-related information, including interesting articles for the general public. | |
| Links to Ovid full-text articles, references, Medline, evidence-based medicine, patient education, and more. | |
| For people affiliated with the UW but connecting from outside the UW domain. | |
| American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | |
| Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, stressing education of students and residents | |
| Journal and reference book searches, patient education, and clinical guidelines | |
| Original articles, discussions, and areas of interest for health care professionals and patients alike | |
| Standardization documents and information developed at the UW Women’s Health Care Clinic by OB/GYN faculty for health care procedures. | |
| Original articles in their online general medicine journal. Editor-in-Chief, George Lundberg (former editor, JAMA) |