Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this website intended for?

The website is intended for use by all students, residents-in-training and practitioners in the health professions.

What does a subscription cost?

We have many pricing options, from monthly to five month to yearly rates. Our five month and annual subscriptions can be purchased with our matching textbook at a discounted rate

Please see our registration page for more details.

To subscribe, click "Subscribe" on the sidebar.

Health care institutions are invited to register for group access. In this way, any number of users can have 24/7 access to our website and all of our educational programs. For institutional rates, please contact us.

How does this service work

By purchasing a subscription to the Medical Media Systems website, you have 24 hour a day, 7 day a week access to a complete online learning system for physical examination training. From nearly any computer with high speed Internet access and a sound card, or any tablet device or smartphone with broadband access, you can log on and access the streaming media files.

How can I evaluate this website before I subscribe?

Simply click on the Demo link. You will be able to use the streaming video section, but with fewer active video selections available.

How do I use this site?

Use of the "Video Selections" page is clearly described in the "How to Use" section. Very simply, all video selections can be accessed from an easy to use menu bar at the top of the page. The page then presents a selection of video segments available. Simply click and watch! You can select exactly what you want to see and can learn at your own pace.

Our new Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning module can be accessed through the 'Simulations' link at the upper right page.

What are the programs you offer on this site?

We offer five streaming media online educational programs.

Interview Skills. This is a major new addition to our website. It includes a comprehensive program on medical history-taking, using examples from actual patients to demonstrate interview techniques; training on recognizing nonverbal cues, and organ-system based modules on common symptom presentations, again showing how actual patients describe their symptoms.

Examination Techniques. This is a comprehensive demonstration of history taking and physical examination technique cross-referenced with relevant abnormal findings demonstrated on actual patients. It also includes sections on Pediatric Examination, Integrative Screening Examination and Dermatology.

Abnormal Findings. This is our “Living Atlas of Medicine”^® series, produced for this website. We are continually updating and adding to this section as video materials become available.

Ophthalmoscopy. This is a comprehensive review of ophthalmoscopic diagnosis, with full motion video as if seen through the direct ophthalmoscope.

Heart Sound Interpretation. This is an animated step-by-step tutorial designed to teach heart auscultation skills from the very basics to advanced heart sound complexes.

Does this site work with all internet browsers?

Yes it does! Our universal player works with all browsers.

Does this site work with mobile devices

Yes! You can view our programs on your smartphone, iPad or other tablets.

Does this site provide closed captioning.

Yes it does. You will need to use a Mac or Windows PC to access this feature. Once you are playing a video, simply click on the 'CC' in the upper right corner of the screen and closed captioning will appear.

No way! We are continually adding new video programs. All updates are included in your subscription.