You might know about this site already, but if not, its worth a visit. The website contains supplemental materials for William Larsen's Human Embryology textbooks. Contents include:
Find below a link to the (1) Medical Transcription Advantage Career Center and (2) its Resource Center. Its a bit unclear reading the site what the MTACC is [or was] or what it did [although to would appear to offer (have offered) online medical related courses.
The Biology In Motion contains animations, interactive activities, and cartoons that have been designed with the aim to make "learning biology a richer, more engaging experience". 'After years of teaching biology in various colleges and universities', the designer notes that he began 'developing his own graphics and multimedia, mainly for in-class presentation'. 'The many positive responses' he received in turn led him initiate this website.
Procedures Consult is, as their website notes, a product from Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of science and health information and publisher of Saunders, Churchill Livingstone and Mosby.
According to their site, "Argosy Medical's award winning staff has been providing animation and illustration solutions to the educational, pharmaceutical, scientific, consumer product, television, and medical communities for over 15 years." They offer stock and custom medical animations and illustrations as well as customizable 3d interactive medical device solutions using their 'visible body platform].
While talking about interactive games using the Powerpoint medium that help you check your medical knowledge, why don't you check out the Powerpoints that have been designed and host by the university of Michigan Medical under the title 'Medical Gross Anatomy Games'
HealthProfessionals.com is a website that aims to be "a quick, free, easy, and complete reference guide of medical professions and the schools across the USA that offer the courses necessary to obtain these careers." You can look up any of the listed medical careers and find out their roles and responsibilities, average salaries, educational requirements, and associated affiliations with your career option. They also have links to obtain quality medical equipment, books and uniforms online.
If you have time, check out 1StopESL-the ESL Online Centre's IELTS Medical Terminology Page where there are a number of activities and quizzes of interest to medical students.
For a collection of Step by Step Guides to over 40 Medical Procedures and Skills, check ouout the link below. Among the procedures and skills documented are those relating to:
Did not get straight A+'s? Check out the Dr. 90210 Celebrity Face Lift Game at Eonline. It lets you choose facial features of various celebrities and then paste them on to your customized face shape.
As noted in class there are various sites on the web that allow people to download books for free - usually in Pdf format - either to review before buying or simply to review.
ToxMystery was created by the United States National Library of Medicine to help children from 7-11 years old learn about household chemical hazards. Toxie the Cat helps kids find the hazards hidden in each room and offers hints when needed. When all the risky spots in the house have been discovered, Toxie dances and celebrates and players can print a personalized certificate of completion.
'It's the middle of the night and they can't sleep because their back is bothering them. Or they just had a dizzy spell which caused them feel faint. Or they've noticed for the past few weeks that they get heartburn when they lie down in bed at night and wonder what could be causing it.''While they know they should probably call to make a doctor's appointment', Trisha Torrey notes in her about.com article about Symptom Checkers, members of the general public of what their doctor might tell them are increasingly turning to online symptom checkers.
One of the most popular and well know of these is the one developed by the Medical School at Harvard University the information from which is also available at About.com. Here people can chick on a part of the body and then choose from a list of symptoms to determine what condition they might have.
Please check below f0r links to: the articles by Trisha Torry in online symtpom checkers; the Harvard and About.com sites for their symptom checker; and, a sample page on symptoms related to the ear nose and throat. I'll be posting links to some more 'symptom checkers' in coming weeks.
Links:
1. Using Health Website Symptom Checkers [About.com]
2.. Symptom Checker [About.com Site]
3. Symptom Checker [Harvard Site]
4. Sample: ENT Sypmtoms
Visiting the Doctor is a page on the Literacy Net website. This is web site for ESL students. ''If you have recently come to the United States from another country'', they note, ''a visit to the doctor can be a strange experience. Not only is there new language, but customs may seem be different as well.'' 
MedicalRounds.com is a website offeringmultimedia on-demand medical educational material. There are hundreds of free, current, and topical medical presentations for people to view.
