
Major Features
Description
For a short review of the STS System, please see the VIDEO section of this web site and open the Self Study Section. The viewing time is three minutes.
The STS Cardiac Auscultation System is a program for individual student self-instruction in cardiac auscultation. The STS (Self-Teaching System) was developed at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas by William E. Thornton, M.D., former Professor of Medicine and a former astronaut. It is in daily use at UTMB.