HELPFUL WEBSITES
Business Resources
Credentials Verification and Resources
Job posting Sites
Journals
Medical Associations/Societies and Boards
Medical Education/Residency Resources
Medical Meetings
National Associations
Physician Recruiter Resources
Research
Search Engines
Stark II Immigration and Other Legal Issues
Travel Relocation Resources
Business Resources
http://www.555-1212.com/ACLOOKUP.HTML
Fast Area Code Look-up
http://www.freeality.com/finde.htm
Freeality Internet Search
Reverse lookup for phone numbers, addresses, etc.
http://www.lincmad.com/locator.html
LincMad's Area Code Locator Table
http://www.mapquest.com/
MapQuest
http://www.maps.com
Resource for maps, driving directions, timezones.
http://www.usps.gov/
United States Postal Service
http://www.dexonline.com
U S WEST Dex - Yellow Pages
Credentials Verification and Resources
http://www.abfp.org/diplomate/verify.aspx
American Board of Family Practice
Provides verification of family practice board certification.
http://www.abms.org
American Board of Medical Specialties
Provides information regarding board certification requirements and links to each individual board. Also
able to verify board certification.
http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
AMA Physician Select, On-Line Doctor Finder
Current and historic data on AMA members and nonmembers. Includes name, medical school, year of
graduation, gender, birthplace, birthdate; data on residency training, state licensure, and board certification.
http://www.certifacts.org
Certifacts On-Line
Primary source verification of board certification.
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/index.html
Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Office of Diversion Control
http://www.docboard.org/
Administrators in Medicine
Provides verification of state licensure. Not all states participate. States participating include: AL, AK, CA,
CO, IA, KS, MA, MD, ME, MN, ND, NM, OH, OK, OR, RI, TX, VT, WY.
http://ecfmg.org
Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates
Provides information and resources for and regarding international medical graduates.
http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/search.html
HHS – Inspector General’s Office
The Inspector General’s list of excluded individuals/entities excluded from Medicare, Medicaid, and other
federal payment programs. You must check each monthly list.
http://www.facis.com
Fraud and Abuse Control Information System
Identifies individuals and entities excluded from federal healthcare programs. Lists adverse actions taken
by all 50 state licensing boards. Fees for service site.
http://www.fsmb.org
Federation of State Medical Boards
Provides linkage and contact information to all 50 state medical boards. Helpful for verification of licensure.
Also, provides primary source verification services with fees for service.
http://www.healthgrades.com
Healthcare Rating Experts
Grades the performance of healthcare providers and organizations in the US. Search by name,
geographic region, or medical specialty.
http://www.hpcheck.com
Offers criminal background checks for physicians and allied health professionals. Traditional credentialing,
primary source verification, appointment/employment verifications also available. Fees for service site.
http://www.npdb.com
National Practitioner Data Bank
Federally funded data bank contains information on medical malpractice payments, adverse licensure
actions, adverse clinical privilege actions, and adverse professional society membership actions. Fees for
service site.
http://www.questionabledoctors.org
Sponsored by Public Citizen
Listing of physicians disciplined and sanctioned
Job Posting Sites
http://www.careermd.com
Information for medical students, residents, and fellows. Can search for residency and fellowship
programs by state. Contact information as well as program websites are provided.
Employers can also post openings on website for free.
www.healthecareers.com
HealthECareers.com
Internet job posting site. Contracts with many of the leading healthcare associations and specialty
societies to manage and provide internet recruitment/career development services for their
memberships.
www.locumtenens.com
Free Internet job board to post permanent and locum tenens physician recruiting needs and search a
database of available candidates.
www.nejmjobs.org
NEJM job/candidate matching services with a CV center.
www.nephrologistjobs.com
www.physemp.com
In-house recruiters can share expertise, exchange ideas and information, trends, surveys, and research, as
well as calendar of upcoming events.
www.practicelink.com
www.practicematch.com
www.radwork.com
Dedicated to radiology employment. On-line database of current opportunities and available physicians.
www.renalnet.org
Renal Physicians Association.
http://www.searchforphysicians.com/
Journals
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
JAMA Home Page
http://www.nejm.org/
New England Journal of Medicine
Medical Associations, Societies and Boards
Allergy
http://www.aaaai.org
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Anesthesiology
http://www.asahq.org/
The American Society of Anesthesiology
http://gasnet.med.yale.edu/
GasNet is a comprehensive information site for anesthesiology professionals worldwide.
Asthma
http://www.aaaai.org
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Cardiology
http://www.acc.org/
American College of Cardiology
Dermatology
http://www.aad.org
American Academy of Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
http://www.acep.org/
American College of Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
http://www.aafp.org/
American Academy of Family Physicians
Gastroenterology
http://www.acg.gi.org/
American College of Gastroenterology
http://www.gastro.org/
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
Hospitalist Medicine
http://www.naiponline.org/
Society of Hospital Medicine
Immunology
http://www.aaaai.org
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Internal Medicine
www.acponline.org
American College of Physicians – American Society of Internal Medicine
http://www.acponline.org/chapters/?hpnav
American College of Physicians – State chapters
Nursing
http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/
(NursingWorld | American Nurses Credentialing Center
Obstetrics and Gynecology
http://www.acog.com/
ACOG--American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Ophthalmology
http://www.aao.org
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgeons
http://www.aaos.org/
American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons/American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Otolaryngology
http://www.entnet.org/
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head, Neck, Surgery
Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics
Physician Assistants
http://www.aapa.org
American Association of Physician Assistants
PM&R/Physiatry
www.aapmr.org American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehab (Physiatry)
Resource for physiatry information
Radiology
http://www.acr.org/
American College of Radiology
Surgery
http://www.facs.org
American College of Surgeons
Urology
http://auanet.org/
American Urological Association
Wilderness Medicine
http://www.wms.org/
Wilderness Medical Society
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners/Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
http://www.awhonn.org/
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses
Medical Education/Residency Resources
http://www.aamc.org/
Association of American Medical Colleges
http://www.ama-assn.org/vapp/freida/srch/
FREIDA On-line
The Graduate Medical Education Directory On-line (Green Book)
http://www.lcme.org/
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
http://medpeds.org
National MedPeds Residents' Association
http://www.med.wright.edu/medpeds/resource/page1.htm
Wright State’s Med/Peds program
Information and linkage to Med/Peds resources on the web.
http://www.careermd.com/
Information for medical students, residents, and fellows. Can search for
residency and fellowship programs by state. Contact information as well as
program websites are provided.
Employers can also post openings on website for free.
Medical Meetings
http://www.ptmg.com
Physician Travel and Meeting Guide
National Associations
http://www.abms.org
American Board of Medical Specialties
Provides linkage to all specialty boards affiliated with ABMS.
http://www.aha.org/
American Hospital Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
American Medical Association
http://www.aoa-net.org/
www.DO-Online.org.
http://do-online.osteotech.org/
http://www.am-osteo-assn.org/
Various sites for the American Osteopathic Association
Physician Recruiter Resources
http://www.aspr.org/
Association of Staff Physician Recruiters
http://www.amga.org
American Medical Group Association
http://www.ashhra.org/
American Society of Healthcare Human Resources Administration
http://www.hcmarketplace.com/
HC Pro’s HealthCare MarketPlace
On-line store/market place for resource materials for healthcare professionals.
http://www.healthleaders.com
HealthLeaders
An internet newsletter that provides updated healthcare news from around the country. Also prints a
monthly publication.
http://www.hospitalconnect.com/
Hospital Connect
Website set-up as a resource for healthcare professionals. Includes healthcare news updates, chats,
legal and legislative updates.
http://www.managedcaremag.com/
Managed Care Magazine
http://www.medicaleconomics.com
Medical Economics Magazine
http://www.medscape.com
Medscape
Resource center for health-care professionals.
http://www.merritthawkins.com/
Merritt, Hawkins & Associates
Website managed by Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, a health-care search and
consulting firm. Website provides information and data regarding compensation and benefits, and other
recruitment information.
http://www.mgma.com/
Medical Group Management Association--MGMA
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/
Modern Healthcare
Business and healthcare news and information for health-care professionals.
http://www.modernphysician.com/
Modern Physician
Business news and information for physicians and health-care executives.
http://www.napr.org/
National Association of Physician Recruiters
http://www.pohly.com/
Pam Pohly's Net Guide: Management Resources for Healthcare, Hospital System & Managed Care Executives
Website managed by a management consulting company. This website has many
good internet links for physician recruiters including topics, such as medical legal issues, industry news,
corporations, medical research, healthcare legislative and policy concerns, professional associations,
management strategies, human resources and more.
http://www.shrm.org/
Society of Human Resource Management
Research
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/index.html
University of Iowa School of Medicine
Directory of Internet Health Resources
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Mayo Health’s Home Page
Website developed to provide healthcare information for patients and
healthcare professionals.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
National Library of Medicine
http://www.vh.org/
Virtual Hospital Home Page
Website developed to provide healthcare information for patients and
healthcare professionals.
Search Engines
http://www.medscape.com
http://yahoo.com
http://home.netscape.com
http://www.mednets.com
http://www.healthatoz.com
http://www.nih.gov/health (Nationals Institute of Health)
http://hon.ch Health on the Net Foundation
Stark II, Immigration, and Other Legal Issues
http://www.hrlawindex.com
Human Resources Law Index
www.starkcompliance.com
MGMA Sponsored Site - Registration fee required
http://us-immigration.com/
IMMIGRATION: American Immigration Center
Provides immigration information and resources.
http://www.usimmigrationlaw.net/
Website for Leibl & Kirkwood law firm specializing in immigration law.
http://www.usvisa.com/employment_visas.htm
http://www.usvisanews.com
Website for Latour and Lleras, P.A. – Business and Immigration Attorneys.
Travel/Relocation Resources
http://www.erc.org
Employee Relocation Council
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html
The International Salary Calculator: relocation, cost of living, real estate
http://www.reservations.com/
Reservations.com
http://www.travelocity.com/
Travelocity
Miscellaneous
http://www.ama-assn.org/go/gmenews
AMA GME E-Newsletter
Free monthly e-mail newsletter covers information of interest to the graduate medical education (GME)
community, from resident work hours to updates on accreditation activities. Provides some insight for
the physician recruitment community.
http://www.physiciansguide.com
Website directed towards physicians with information regarding personal and
professional resources on the internet.
http://www.3rnet.org/
Rural Recruitment and Retention Network
Disclaimer:
The websites provided above are provided as an informational resource to the physician recruitment community.
This is not an endorsement for any of the websites listed above.
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Provided by:
Judy Brown
Physician Services
Columbia Park Medical Group
Fridley, MN
(763) 586-5876
judybrown@cpmg.org
7/13/04