Distance Learning is exploding all over the world today. Most higher learning centers are at least dabbling in web based courses and some are greatly exploiting it's possibilities and expanding their reach.  The largest distance learning school is the University of Phoenix, and their enrollment has recently surpassed that of any single university in the world.  In other words, an online-only school is now the biggest school in the world.  PRESENT Courseware has enabled us to venture into this new territory and to create a better level of communication in our community.  I encourage you to take the best possible advantage of this technology and make more out of PRESENT than just an online lecture system. When done right, distance learning courses combine live lectures, with a web bulletin board or blog, broadcast emails like Residency Insight, Instant Messaging or Live Chat.  All are now simple ways to have a discussion with a group of people across the planet.  Distance learning is very convenient and effective, and works well for people who are busy pursuing careers and just want to better themselves.

We at PRESENT Courseware have the vision that ALL those training in podiatric medicine and surgery should be viewing lectures by the most renowned teachers in podiatry, and we made it so.  We also believe that to advance the world of ideas that make podiatry great, we should be talking to each other in between meetings, online. 

When you have a topic, issue, or complex case that you would like to let the podiatric community know about or comment on, the simplest way to get a discussion started is to write your thoughts down in the form of a letter, and email it to Editor John Steinberg, DPM at jsteinberg@podiatry.com    I promise you a quick reply and this… the entire US podiatric residency community will soon be talking about the topic or issue that you wrote in about, and will be smarter for it.

Send in YOUR most interesting clinical case for others to learn from.