Resources
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- As the nation's largest physician's group, the AMA advocates on the issues vital to the nation's health. Learn more about the AMA's structure and governance, its affiliate organizations and how the AMA sets policy. The AMA's envisioned future is to be an essential part of the professional life of every physician and an essential force for progress in improving the nation's health.
- AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
- This AMA-convened physician consortium is committed to enhancing quality of care and patient safety by taking the lead in the development, testing, and maintenance of evidence-based clinical performance measures and measurement resources for physicians.
- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
- The ACCME's mission is the identification, development, and promotion of standards for quality continuing medical education (CME) utilized by physicians in their maintenance of competence and incorporation of new knowledge to improve quality medical care for patients and their communities.
- Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS)
- Carolinas HealthCare System owns leases or manages 32 hospitals in North and South Carolina, and employs more than 44,000 full-time or part-time employees. Over 1,400 CHS physicians practice in more than 500 locations throughout our facilities.
- Carolinas HealthCare System Areas of Excellence
- These sites include specialty information for the six Areas of Excellence as identified by Carolinas HealthCare System: Cardiology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, and Trauma.
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The department includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities.
- Health Research and Statistical Links
- These sites include information on medical and scientific research, health, education, government related services, and other useful information for practicing physicians. For more research links by specialty, please view the Carolinas HealthCare System Areas of Excellence link below.
- National Institute of Health (NIH)
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases.
- North Carolina Medical Society
- The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) began in 1849 when 25 physicians united to advance medical science and to raise the standards for their profession. Today, in our 160th year, we are more than 12,000 strong and champion the same goals and ideals. As the largest physician organization in the state, the North Carolina Medical Society devotes itself to representing the interests of physicians and protecting the quality of patient care.
- Venous Thromboembolism Conference (VTE) Participant Toolkit
- Complements of Mecklenburg Medical Group and Charlotte AHEC for attendees of the November 1, 2008 VTE conference.
