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Abstract

SUMMARY Computer skills are vital for medical practitioners of the future. A survey performed in a large university hospital indicated that 66% of medical students and staff considered that they had low computer literacy, a situation little changed by the provision of an electronic classroom. The classroom provided easy access to educational programs, a suite of software products and on-line resources. A second survey 6 months later showed that the availability of these facilities made no impact on perceived computer literacy or experience, except the Internet which was widely demonstrated (an increase of over 300% was reported). This suggests that appropriate computer training may be necessary in future medical curricula.