Hi Abigail, As a long time medical professional myself I can appreciate the value and abundance of procedure or topic-specific video or DVD, especially as compared to what preceded that mediium - the film (that required a projector and limited availability of titles). The drawback I've experienced with video's is availability of a working TV with VCR attached, missing remote, and either DVD or video is static in that they require no real engagement other than viewing. With DVD or video, I've stopped or paused the presentation and discussed a portion of it, then resumed. I once had a B/P video that literally showed the mercury manometer rising and falling, and students were asked to record what they saw and heard. I had a master sheet that accompanied the video and couyld replay the video with students now having the actual readings to compare. So here is an example of taking a static activity and engaging students. Now, with the latest versions of PPT, it is very easy to "insert video" into a slide. So, using a very short (which I recommend) video segment within the PPT obtained from YouTube or some other linked resource or DVD, we can make our PPT slides more interesting. This suggestion allows one to view the slide, click on the video, stop the slide show, and discuss. Discussion always brings more engagement into the activity. In general, the more participation and activity we can prepare for our students the better the retention will be. Barry Westling