WikiDoc
Added to the List of Medical Wikis:
Wiki Doc
Self-description: “WikiDoc is intended to be a shared resource for housestaff (in preparation for morning report), medical students (in preparation for morning rounds) and fellows (in preparation for conferences). Nurses and attending physicians may find it valuable to share and improve upon their fund of general medical knowledge.”
Intended Audience/Users: “housestaff…medical students…fellows…Nurses and attending physicians.”
Contributors: “Editors-in-chief” (who appear to be in charge of single pages or sections) must apply and be approved, but “[y]ou don’t need to be Editor-In-Chief to add or edit content to WikiDoc. You can begin to add to or edit text on this WikiDoc page by clicking on the edit button…” Anyone who registers can edit information on this Wiki.
Editors/Administrators: Listed editorial board. Editor-in-Chief is C. Michael Gibson, M.S.,M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA
Editorial Policies: None listed (aside from disclaimer)
Additional notes: Wiki has a lot of pages on prescription drugs filled with content lifted (with attribution) from the NLM…but these pages are not locked- they can be edited by anyone who registers.
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