St George's, University of London

Taste of Medicine e-learning resource to promote widening participation in healthcare.

Taste of Medicine (ToM) started life as a CD-ROM application to encourage 13 to 14 year old pupils to consider healthcare as a career choice. It aims to dispel common myths about medical careers, like “You have to come from a posh family to be a doctor” or “Your parents need to be rich”. The very wide range of professions and huge staffing demand are also described, in an engaging, interactive format, designed to encourage interest from pupils from all social backgrounds.

ToM is now expanding to become a suite of resources which will include

• Getting Started - an upgraded version of the original widening participation product.
• Experiencing It - explores how to make the most from your life experiences when applying for healthcare sector courses and jobs.
• Scrubbing Up - helping you prepare for your medical interview (coming soon).
• Virtually there - introducing you to the learning styles and methods used in healthcare teaching at University level (coming soon).

Taste of Medicine recently won Gold at the prestigious E-Learning Age Awards in the category "Excellence in the production of learning content – not for profit sector" and the expanded product suite was officially launched at an event at the House of Lords.

Technology:

HTML, CSS, Adobe Flash.

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Client Testimonial

"We have worked with Interactive Solutions for over ten years and have always found it to be an exceedingly positive experience. Their technical expertise allows for innovative and highly applicable developments for our online and e-learning resources. Additionally they have always been flexible and approachable, with a willingness and ability to engage with the creative process at all stages. Their experience and expertise in educational online tools has been invaluable."

Kenton Lewis, Head of Widening Participation