Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Quick Start Guide – Introduction
Introduction
Welcome to WikiDoc!
Welcome to WikiDoc!
Thank you for visiting WikiDoc! WikiDoc is the first and largest wiki dedicated to medicine. WikiDoc was created in the spirit of “Internet 2.0”, and is online community where anyone can contribute to and edit the world’s largest free living textbook of medicine in a process we term “Co-creation”. The additions are monitored by medical professionals (Editors-In-Chief). You only need to know how to use a word processor to contribute. Hundreds of individuals are contributing to WikiDoc, and you can see their most recent contributions and edits by clicking on the Recent Changes page.
Explore
Explore
- Anyone can explore WikiDoc by entering a topic of interest in the search box or clicking on one of the categories
- If you are interested in contributing to WikiDoc, please email Sydney Smith at ssmith55@bidmc.harvard.edu.