The Anatomy Lesson (Mosby-Yearbook, Inc.)
The Anatomy Lesson (a component of the CLASS package available from Mosby-Yearbook, Inc.) is a question-based interactive program designed to teach first year medical students basic anatomy. The program uses the format of a discussion section with questions, diagrams, interactive images, and animations to direct the student's learning to important concepts as well as to help the student synthesize anatomy information. The interactive labeled images and diagrams allow students to learn and to test their knowledge by actively seeking out information. Leading questions focus the student on key structures and systems. An enormous database of multiple choice questions allows students to test their knowledge as they learn. Full color animations illustrate difficult concepts.
Students can make use of the Anatomy Lesson in several different ways; the information can be accessed in textbook form, according to body region, or as an alphabetical anatomical atlas. Help screens assist the user in navigating between different sections and screens.
Web Demo
A demonstration is now available on-line! Click through the images to get a sense for the structure and content of the Anatomy Lesson software.
Project Status
The Anatomy Lesson is a completed software package available commercially through Mosby-Yearbook, Inc. Stanford students can use the program at MITL or in the anatomy trailers.
The first completed version of the Anatomy Lesson was released in January of 1996. A PC version of the software will be available for the 1996-97 academic year. Future revisions are planned, and this page will be updated with information about new versions of the software.
Feedback
Anyone who uses the program and finds bugs or content errors can report them directly to the developers by sending mail to albugs@summit.stanford.edu. The first person to report a real bug or content error will be credited in the next version release of the software.
If you have comments or suggestions about how to improve the software, send those too!
Ordering & Information
The Anatomy Lesson is available through Mosby-Yearbook, Inc. as the "Clinical Anatomy Interactive Lesson". Mosby has information on the Anatomy Lesson as well as ordering info.
The program is currently available for the Macintosh. Minimum systems requirements are 8MB free RAM, a CD-ROM drive, and 14" color monitor. A PC version will be available for the 1996-97 academic year.
If you have questions about the Anatomy Lesson not answered by the information available here, send mail to albugs@summit.stanford.edu or contact Mosby. Mosby handles all customer support for this software.
Project Team Lawrence H. Mathers, M.D. Robert A. Chase, M.D. Micheal Morris Robert Brophy Jason Goldsmith Mathew Lewis Pei-Ran Ho Steve Daane, M.D. Art, Imagery, and Animation Yu Zhao, M.D. Matt Lewis David Kim Programmer Phil Constantinou Contact Jenn Stringer, jenn@stanford.edu |