Dr.
Stadtmauer's Favorite Links
Supporting
the Arts
Rattlestick
Theater-West Village theater that focuses on emerging
playwrights. They present diverse and challenging plays
some of which have had extended runs on Broadway.
Saul
Robbins-Talented
photographer and good friend. His work has been shown nationally
and he has lectured widely (Dr. S is a former student)
Handheld
(Palm) Device Links
Avantgo®-Free
program offering various channels including the New York
Times, Walt Street Journal and many more. Download
the software and synchronize your handheld to read the front
page of many papers!!
Epocrates®-Free
program offering a drug reference database similar to the
Physician's Drug Reference. You don't have to be a
doctor to download the program but some medical background
is essential to understand the contents. This is not
a good resource for the general public.
Handango-Source
for handheld device (Palm Pilot, etc.) software (much free
software here)
Healthy
Palm Pilot-Health Care Resource Index. There are
600 resources available for download. Frequently updated.
MDTool®-contains
free palm programs for physicians including calculators
for various formulas,etc.
Memoware®-Offers
various documents and books for your handheld (requires
a text reader such as SmartDoc or TealDoc). Many books
are free since the copyright has expired (such as Kafka's
Metamorphosis)
Volunteer
Physician Links
A
few years ago I considered doing some international volunteer
work and had difficulty locating a good source on the web.
I hope this is helpful. This is not meant to substitute
for your own thorough investigation.
Doctors
Without Borders-International relief organization that
won the Nobel Peace Prize. Prefer volunteers fluent
in French and require at least a 6 month time commitment.
Doctors
of the World--local and international relief organization.
Dr. Stadtmauer has volunteered with this organization for
many years. The local project assists the neediest refugees
seeking political asylum.
Health
Volunteers Overseas---private, non-profit organization that focuses on training
local personnel, extensive info available at their web site
International
Medical Volunteers Association-A how-to guide for the
prospective volunteer. Includes much practical advice
on how to prepare for a volunteer trip, advice for the student,
etc.
Mercy
Ships
Tibetan
Delek Hospital-offers volunteer opportunities for physicians
and medical students. They provide "sparse"
housing for physicians but medical students must find their
own lodging
Operation
Smile-Private, not-for-profit volunteer medical services
organization providing reconstructive surgery and related
health care to
indigent children and young adults in developing countries
and the United States. Operation Smile provides education
and training around the world to physicians and other health
care professionals to achieve long-term self-sufficiency
