The new site builds on the success of LWW's popular 5-Minute Medical Clinical Consult 2010, according to a statement from the company, and gives health professionals the ability to connect, exchange ideas, belong to groups, take part in forum discussions, post blogs, view videos from 5-Minute, stay updated on events relating to primary care, test their knowledge with a monthly quiz, access free clinical content from the 5-Minute companion Website, invite friends, and more.
"We're excited to provide the family medicine community with this new, interactive way to share ideas and stay current on the latest advances and developments in healthcare," said LWW Vice President and Publisher, Diane Harnish.
In addition to blog postings and forum discussions, 5minutemd offers "Facts-in-Five," a monthly five-question, multi-media quiz where participants can enter to assess their knowledge and win prizes. The questions focus on a particular medical topic and include a video clip. Participants can challenge friends, view results from other participants, and link friends to the quiz via Twitter and Facebook.
Health professionals can also download a search Widget to their desktops that links them to free clinical content from 5-Minute's companion Website, www.5mcc.com.
