Spine Trauma

Another FREE site. Learn how to:

- Determine whether there is spinal cord involvement in a trauma patient;
- Recognize the different injury patterns on imaging studies.

The site contains interactive material including:
· ANATOMY
· EPIDEMIOLOGY
· SPINE RADIOGRAPH INTERPRETATION QUIZ
· CASE SCENARIOS
· SPINE RADIOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
· PRACTICE GUIDELINES
· DETERMINING SPINE STABILITY
· IMMOBILIZATION & TRACTION DEVICES

Take the Test

Year 1 students check out directional terms and bone.

Year 2 students: You should be able to answer most questions on the axial skeleton and skull by now.

If not, time to study....

E-Anatomy

This is a FREE anatomy e-learning web site. More than 1500 slices from normal CT and MR exams were selected in order to cover the entire sectional anatomy of the human body. A user-friendly interface allows you to glide through multi-slice image series combined with interactive textual information, 3D models and anatomy drawings. Year 2 students look at Face CT and Brain MR. Year 1 students look at Lung and Mediastinum. It's worth registering to get full screen access. Remember: this is the anatomy you will be "seeing" in your clinical years, so get used to it!

Anatomy from Berkeley

I have come across an excellent series of FREE lectures from the University of Berkeley by Prof. Diamond on the functional anatomy of the human body as revealed by gross and microscopic examinations. These are available for download as videos or podcasts.

Radiology Resources

Radiology is an essential part of today's practice of medicine. The skill of studying and deciphering radiological images can be greatly enhanced by visiting these websites.

Six Second ECG Simulator

With all this talk of a new medical school that uses the latest in e Learning resources, it's nice to know that some of the best resources are free!

The Six Second ECG Simulator generates 22 of the more common cardiac rhythms for you to explore and learn. Think you got it? Then test yourself by playing the ECG Challenge. Learning can be fun (and in this case, it won't cost you $30,000 per year).

Blogging Across the Disciplines

As the use of web logs (blogs) becomes increasingly popular, many faculty members have incorporated them into college courses to engage students in discussing course materials, to foster a sense of community, and to enhance learning. This study, conducted at a business institution, introduces blogs as a tool to help students prepare for meaningful classroom discussion. The authors assigned a similar blogging exercise in three different courses—expository writing, e-commerce, and government--in order to introduce students to the use of blogs in their disciplines. This study finds that by completing the required readings and then posting discussion questions and reflections on topics of interest to which their classmates can respond--essentially beginning the conversation prior to the class session--students become more engaged in the course material. This exercise requires students not only to read the required course materials but to engage with them critically in order to move beyond a superficial understanding of the materials. By using the same assignment and assessment tool in three different courses, the authors argue that blogs can be effective in enhancing class discussion across the disciplines.

Angelique Davi et al. Journal of Online Teaching and Learning, Sept 2007