They may be used as a supplement to existing classes in Gross Anatomy, emphasising the Applied aspects of such a course. Each program consists of a series of clinical case notes, upon which the student is required to act, or answer questions. A set of three case histories is documented for each region of the body. Presently only the upper limb is availiable for download. Each case study is based on actual clinical presentations, in which the detail has been re-focused to draw attention to specific anatomical regions.
Options allow patient interviews or the selection of various tests and manipulations.
Also included are an extensive range of questions and problem solving exercises to concentrate attention to appropriate detail. This suite of programs attempts to bridge the gap between pre-clinical and clinical medicine. BMS software is designed to use the following directory structure. However this package will work in other directories. If the directories are not present in your directory tree, it is advisable to create them and transfer the appropriate files to their proper directories.