There are six major sections of the program:

The first section is the page where the user will choose the case which they would like to diagnose.

The second section is the page where the user will be given a brief history of the case and a list of options that can be employed.  From here the user will have the option of: (a) asking a question, (b) obtaining a physical examination, (c) getting results on medical tests, or (d) offering a diagnosis.

The third section is the interview section.  The user will ask the virtual patient a question and the computer will return an answer. The user will have the opportunity to ask as many questions as he or she likes.

The fourth section is the physical examination section.  The user will have the opportunity to 'examine' the patient by 'zooming' in on the part of the body the user wants to examine.

The fifth section is the medical test section.  Here the user will be given the opportunity to order various medical tests and obtain the results.  The list of possible tests will be limited.

The sixth section is the diagnosis section.  Here, the user will type in his/her opinion as to the problem.  The computer will then tell the user what the actual diagnosis is.  The program will then restart from section one.

Things of note:

These two items are Microsoft Word documents, concerning the evaluation of educational software.  We chose two applications that had some elements of similarity with our current project, as you will see.

      Evaluation 1.  Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
      Evaluation 2.  Medicus Web Site