We create webpages and multimedia training programs which are network compatible and take advantage of UCSD's high speed Metropolitan Wide Area Network. Each content area is further subdivided into subject areas and lessons which contain 20-25 related image concepts. Each image is associated with a report which reinforces materials taught in the curriculum. It includes a description of specimen, preparation, view, findings, diagnostic impression, and clinical correlates. It also contains a list of key features for students to identify in the image.
Students can use the associated graphic overlays to get expert feedback.
Since MedPics was added to the curriculum in January 1992, students have logged more than 10,000 hours using it. This program has been so successful at UCSD, that it is now being used by many other schools in the U.S. and around the world. Medpics Bibliography Windows and Macintosh demo versions of MedPics are available for downloading.