Continuing Education Resources
- American Dental Hygienists Association: Online continuing education from ADHA, $15 for members and $30 for non-members.
- CME Zone: User-friendly medical and pharmacy CME/CPE/CE online activities.
- Dental Resource Net: Crest provides free online CE courses, many formatted for PDA.
- DOH Dental Quality Assurance Commission: FAQ for Continuing Dental Education requirements.
- DOH Health Professions Quality Assurance Dental Hygiene Examining Committee: CE Requirements for Dental Hygienists
- DOH Medical Quality Assurance Commission: Physician Assistants: CE Requirements for Physician Assistants
- DOH Medical Quality Assurance Commission: Physicians: CE Requirements for Physicians
- DOH Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission: CE Requirements for ARNPs
- Epocrates CME: Free online CE resource that allows health professionals to complete activities for CME/CE credit on a computer, iPhone or iPod touch, registration required
- Find that CE: A search engine for finding CE courses. Free registration also allows users to add CEs to the FTCE database. CE submissions are reviewed before being posted.
- Medscape: Free, continuously updated continuing education activities for physicians and other health professionals.
- Optum Health Education: Free CE-certified activities developed by Duke University Medical School Department of Psychiatry. Activities are offered in a variety of delivery methods, and each psychCME activity offers credit for up to six healthcare disciplines.
- Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing: Continuing Nursing Education.
- Swedish Medical Center Office of CME: FAQ, course listing, online resources.
- The Virtual Lecture Hall: Offers 33 different CME programs. Membership required.
- University of Washington School of Dentistry: CE listings
- University of Washington School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education: UWCME home page.
- University of Washington School of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education: UWCNE home page. UW also offers over 30 independent study courses for completion at home or work.
- Washington State Dental Association: CE listings.
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Distance Learning
- American Dental Hygienists Association: Online continuing education from ADHA, $15 for members and $30 for non-members.
- CME Zone: User-friendly medical and pharmacy CME/CPE/CE online activities.
- Electronic Campus: A good site for researching the right school for you; many courses are available online, although the site has been tailored to support colleges and universities in the southern United States.
- Global SchoolNet Foundation: Global Schoolhouse is a virtual meeting place where educators, students, parents and community members can collaborate, interact, develop, publish and discover learning resources. GSN partners with schools, communities and businesses to provide collaborative educational, scientific and cultural learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become literate and responsible global citizens. Free membership program, great resources for teachers and students.
- Optum Health Education: Free CE-certified activities developed by Duke University Medical School Department of Psychiatry. Activities are offered in a variety of delivery methods, and each psychCME activity offers credit for up to six healthcare disciplines.
- The Virtual Lecture Hall: Offers 33 different CME programs. Membership required.
- University of Washington School of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education: UWCNE home page. UW also offers over 30 independent study courses for completion at home or work.
Employment and Job Search Resources
- Employment and Wage Data: National and by state, includes health professions.
- JobStar Central: JobStar.org is a valuable resource for information on health, medicine, and nursing salaries and job projections.
- National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network (3RNet): Features rural and underserved opportunities in the health professions, new positions frequently posted.
- NP Jobs: Formerly Nurse Practitioner Support Services. Nurse Practitioner job search, NP recruiters, and salary data and malpractice information.
- Washington Center for Nursing: Licensing and career information specific to Washington State.
- Workforce Explorer Washington: Labor market information, job searches, and labor force statistics.
Practitioner Resources and Tools
- ABMS Certified Doctor: Verify board certification of a physician or find a board certified physician.
- Approved VRP Sites: Current list of sites that have been approved for the Volunteer/Retired Providers Program. (You will need Adobe Acrobat to download this document.)
- HealthLinks: Brings the library services of the University of Washington to your computer. “Toolkits” are available for care providers, grant seekers, instructors, students and social workers, and for the fields of bioresearch and public health.
- Northwest Center for Public Health Practice: Links public health academic and practice communities in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of public health practice.
- RCW 43.70.460: Legislation authorizing the Volunteer/Retired Providers Program.(You will need Adobe Acrobat to download this document.)
- RCW 43.70.470: Conditions to the legislation authorizing the VRP Program.
- SocialWork.org: dedicated to bringing current and future social workers the most relevant resources
- Washington State Health Professional Loan Repayment and Scholarship: Loan repayment assistance to licensed primary care health professionals and scholarships to students training to become primary care health professionals.
- Washington State Malpractice Protection Comparison: The Volunteer/Retired Providers Program, the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Good Samaritan Law provide three avenues of support for volunteer/free clinic malpractice protection. This chart compares all three programs. (You will need Adobe Acrobat to download this document.)
