" My interest in medical education arose from an experience in 1994, when we developed a clinical case simulation for the Internet. I played the role of the patient and any web user could ask the patient natural language questions, examine the patient and submit a diagnosis and treatment plan. The following year I attended a medical informatics conference and was surprised how many people recognized the 'patient' and how much people enjoyed the idea of asynchronous medical education.

Since then, I have been fascinated with the notion of using technology to deliver medical education. I have been involved with the Active Learning Centre (a web based tool that uses databases to generate subject specific multiple choice question), a new iteration of the Interactive Patient, Dermatlas (the largest online dermatology image collection) and the lately with eNeonatalReview (an online and email CME activity that is used by 1/3 of all neonatologists in this country).

I remain fascinated by the enormous potential the development of the WWW has given to medical educators. Materials, that would have been accessible only to a small audience or could have been delivered at a high cost are now ubiquitous, cost efficient and can be tailored to the learner's skill level and may be accessed at the learner's preference."