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Lister Hill Letter
Newsletter of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences at UAB

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November/December 1999

INTEGRATED MEDICAL CURRICULUM

A new tool is available free on the web to enhance medical education.  Integrated Medical Curriculum (http://www.imc.gsm.com) was launched in 1999.  According to their website:

What is the Integrated Medical Curriculum (IMC)?

The IMC is the first integrated medical curriculum that links together the study of anatomy, physiology, histology, pharmacology, immunology and medical ethics via the Internet. The IMC features Gold Standard Multimedia's (GSM) highly regarded collection of medical education titles online, with the added benefit of internal integration offering links to related concepts between titles.

Who will benefit from using the IMC web site?

Gold Standard Multimedia's medical titles are widely accepted among American medical and osteopathic schools, with over 90% of these schools using at least one of the GSM titles within their curriculums. The Integrated Medical Curriculum is especially applicable to the first two years of medical school, as GSM's broad offering of titles covers a majority of subjects studied during those years.

The programs contained in the IMC also reach beyond the first two years of study and are used by third and fourth year medical students, residents, and practicing physicians. Additionally, there will be interest from other medical studies, such as dentistry, optometry, podiatry; the undergraduate health sciences (physical therapy, physician assistant, pharmacy, nursing, pre-med, chiropractic, and sports medicine programs); K-12 teachers and students; and consumers wanting to learn more about health sciences.

What content is included on the IMC web site?

The Integrated Medical Curriculum is one integrated site linking all of GSM's products together:

*Human Anatomy
*Cross Sectional Anatomy
*Radiologic Anatomy
*Essentials of Human Physiology
*Microscopic Anatomy
*Essentials of Immunology
*The Doctor's Dilemma
*Clinical Pharmacology
*Continuing Education
*Quiz Feature.
*Message Board

For both professors and students wishing to enhance their medical education, this site is worth visiting.  And it's free!

Please note that this is a newsletter.
The information and links in individual articles are current as of the date of publication, but they are not kept up-to-date thereafter.

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