We're all aware of patients who have come to us because they visited our Web page. In addition, many of our extraordinarily well-qualified residency applicants note that they first became familiar with the program through our Web page. This formidable resource offers entry to MedLine, one of the most comprehensive medical resources available, and more than 50 online medical journals. The site is reached through Departments on the home page. School of Medicine graduates will benefit from the newly developed alumni site, entered from the Medical Center's home page.
Alumni can request information such as transcripts or class rosters, among other services available.
Before long, they also will have the opportunity to log into alumni chat rooms and compare notes with former classmates the site is currently under construction. Indeed, if cyberspace were physically navigable, travelers would be advised to don hardhats in much of the Medical Center's site. Construction is rampant. Brenner Children's Hospital is one such area undergoing extensive expansion. According to Strohl, parents will soon be able to access information on common childhood diseases and parenting issues.