Intumed : BeST : BeST Resident

Product Features and Benefits

For Surgical Program Directors
For Surgical Residents

Learn more about BeST

BeST is the world's first online general surgical training program. This fully-integrated and interactive training resource is the product of a formidable, international joint venture between Harvard Medical International and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Accessible 365/24 from any desktop, this interactive program supports flexible learning and is the winner of two international e-learning awards.

BeST covers the training needs for residents in PGY 1 and 2 and is ideal preparation for the US ABSITE exam. Read about surgical topics and techniques in depth, review subject highlights and summaries, and test diagnostic and case management skills with real life scenarios and multiple-choice questions.

More than 700 practice ABSITE questions and Back to Basics guides are available to refresh knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology. BeST tests exam taking skills and takes full advantage of the web offering collaboration, feedback and online literature access. It is simple and fast to access and requires only standard hardware. You can even customize it for your individual program. E-mail-a-tutor support and access to online discussion groups are all part of the BeST package.

See more about BeST by going directly to the Virtual Tour or our online Product demo.

BeST is a fully integrated and immersive surgical training program covering:

Perioperative Care
Postoperative Management
Surgical Technique & Technology
Surgical Sepsis & its Prevention
Trauma
Neoplasia
Central Nervous System
Locomotor System
Respiratory System
Cardiovascular System
The Abdomen
Gastrointestinal Tract
Genitourinary System
Head and Neck Surgery
The Breast & Endocrine Glands
Pediatric Disorders
Blood & Lymphatic Systems
Management & Legal Issues

For Program Directors

Our Patented Learning Methodology
We divide the learning experience into four segments:

Orientate: The Objectives tell what the resident will learn in this tutorial. Pretest questions allow the residents to test their existing knowledge of the area. Trouble Spots alert the resident to difficult concepts that may arise. The Introduction provides the residents with a brief overview of the tutorial.

Communicate: The core content of each tutorial, set out in a learning mode, Study Track, or in a quick high yield Fast Track, with additional printable resources to explore and develop a knowledge base. With 90+ tutorials included in BeST Resident, this is the heart of the learning experience.

Connect: The residents can apply what they have learned to real life situations. An opportunity to turn knowledge into decisions and actions. The residents can review the patient's history and decide on the course of action. Integrate and synthesize what they have already learned in challenging realistic scenarios.

Evaluate: The residents can see if they have mastered the knowledge by answering a series of exam-style questions. Feedback and guidance is provided on any remaining areas of difficulty and residents may go back to achieve mastery. Residents can gain confidence as they monitor their progress.

Created For The Internet And Kept Updated
BeST Resident has been created exclusively for on-line delivery. This means that it is not just old textbooks or existing lecture notes dressed up with HTML, BeST makes the most of the potential of the web. It also means that the content is completely up-to-date - and we will keep it current for your residents.

Help Your Residents Prepare For The ABSITE
Ease your residents' ABSITE worries and help them improve their MCQ skills with ABSITE questions within each tutorial. The Real Deal, a mock ABSITE coming this summer, comprises a database of hundreds of questions which randomly generates exams so your residents can practice time and time again.

Track Your Residents' Performance And Progress
BeST Resident provides a quick and easy way to track and manage your residents' knowledge and competency acquisition as they work through the program. Using the performance and progress tracking functions you can generate reports which will show you what your residents have studied, how much time they spent studying and how their test scores stacked up before and after they studied BeST Resident.

The Knowledge Reporter:

A sophisticated resident tracking system that records usage and test scores
A group and individual management option that allows you to divide your residents into groups and assign them specific content
A user management facility that makes it easy to assign specific material individually to your residents
A course creation system that allows you to create customized courses for your residents from the full range of BeST Resident content

Each Resident Can Track Their Progress
Each resident has access to their own customized home page, showing which tutorials they have studied, or reviewed, which tests they have completed and how they did.

BeST Resident Fits in with Your Schedule
You can customize what your residents see and when. You can give your residents specific assignments in a particular time frame which tie in with your teaching schedule or their clinical experience. Instead of repeating the basic lectures month after month, your faculty can spend their precious teaching time on more complex or cutting edge topics. Try the case histories in a group-teaching format: they stimulate discussion and lively debate, especially if combined with preassigned reading.

If you are interested in purchasing BeST RESDIENT for your hospital or university, please email us.

For Residents

Choose The Way You Want To Learn
You will find BeST Resident makes studying interactive and stimulating, using graphics and animations, realistic case studies and challenging simulations to deliver a 24/7 flexible e-learning experience, focused on you.

Designed for ABSITE review
BeST Resident's 18-module syllabus is based around what you need to know in PGY 1 and PGY2 and for the ABSITE. ABSITE format questions in each tutorial prepare you to think the ABSITE way. Our mock ABSITE, the Real Deal, coming this summer will allow you to practice more extensively regardless what year you are in.

Refresh Knowledge with Back to Basics
The Back to Basics sections on anatomy, physiology, imaging and surgical techniques will refresh your knowledge of previous courses. Back to Basics include spectacular illustrations that can be printed to make studying as easy as possible.

High Yield Review with Fast Track
If you're on the run or cramming for an exam, the Fast Tracks are ideal. These are concise summaries of the tutorials for quick high-yield review.

Printable Resources To Go
Printable cue cards, clinical notes, visuals and mind map sheets allow you to make your own customized mini textbook to carry in your pocket.

See How Well You Are Doing
You will have access to your own customized home page, showing which tutorials you have studied, which you have reviewed, which tests you have completed and how you did.