on-line computer network offering services aimed at improving the education and practice of medicine and it's related fields; these services include - 1. medical reference material to include text, images, audio, video and animation; educational material to include lectures, exams, courses and the materials cited in #1; 3. consultation services for both patient management and educational purposes; communication between different health care professionals as well as between patients and health care profession are supported, 4. storage and distribution of electronic patient records; 5. access to professional organizations, their publications and recommendations; 6. staffing, licensing and accreditation services for health care professionals, 7. directory of medical equipment and service vendors with the means for purchasing these goods and services on-line; 8. access to other medical databases and the Internet/WWW