AMA - Resident Physicians Section Home Page
http://www.ama-assn.org/mem-data/special/rps/rpshome.htm
This section of the AMA was created "to educate residents about issues concerning graduate medical education and national health policies." There are about 35,000 members, making it the largest organization for residents. This site offers information about the organization, major issues facing residents, and access to FREIDA.

ACGME Residency Program Requirements
http://www.acgme.org
Discover what the American College of Graduate Medical Education requires each program to provide for your education. Included here are minimum and maximum hours on duty and on call, minimum hours of study, and minimum hours away from it all.

American Board of Medical Specialists
http://www.webcom.com/abms
This Web site offers insight into the specialty boards.

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
http://www.ecfmg.org
This site is aimed primarily at U.S. citizens who have graduated from foreign medical schools. However, there is information useful to non-U.S. citizens and any medical school graduate wanting to practice in the United States. This site includes application information, residency requirements, contacts, and useful links.

ERAS - Electronic Residency Application Service
http://www.aamc.org/about/progemph/eras/start.htm
The Association of American Medical Colleges' ERAS service transmits residency applications, letters of recommendation, Deans' Letters, transcripts, and other supporting credentials from medical schools to residency program directors using the Internet. The Library offers several computers for accessing your ERAS files and can assist you with basic instruction in this application.

FREIDA
http://www.ama-assn.org
FREIDA is the American Medical Association's Web version of the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database. You can search by both multiple states and mulitple specialties. The information provided for each program is basic but informative, including start dates, post-graduate year schedules, and salaries.

Early Subspecialty (PGY-2) Matches
Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, (Central Application Service) and Urology (American Urological Association).
Check out the Website for the Central Application Service at http://www.SFMATCH.org and the Website for the American Urological Association at www.auanet.org for information about Residency applications, timelines and deadlines, and specific program information.

NRMP - National Resident Matching Program
http://www.aamc.org/nrmp
The role of the NRMP is to provide the opportunity for both program s and applicants to consider all of their options in graduate medical education before making selection decisions.

Residency Page
http://www.webcom.com/~wooming/residenc.html
This list of residency brochures, organized by specialty, was developed by Mike Woo-Ming, a family practice resident. There is also a curriculum-vitae posting service for students (and foreign medical school graduates) seeking a residency.

Interactive Medical Student Lounge
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1756/lounge.html
This is an informal site developed specifically for medical students and residents. The site includes links to medical schools, journals, books, listservs, and Web sites.

US News and World Report Graduate Medicine Programs
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/beyond/gradrank/gbmedspe.htm
US News and World Report, which has been ranking medical schools for years, now ranks the graduate medical education programs for eight specialties: family medicine, women's health, geriatrics, internal medicine, AIDS, drug/alcohol rehabilitation, rural care, and pediatrics.