Medici is a case-based, problem-oriented teaching package developed specifically for undergraduate teaching. The package was introduced as an adjunct to clinical teaching to provide material that was otherwise difficult to find for all students as part of their clinical learning. The program is fully interactive and text-based with photographs and video footage. Forty eight cases have been used by the students over a six month period. Each case was made available for three months with new cases added on a regular basis. The use of the program was voluntary for all years except the Fourth Year students, who were expected to log six hours a year. In the first six months of the year Medici had been used to complete 4409 cases mainly by students in their fourth year. The usage was spread equally throughout the months, suggesting that computer use is now being regarded as a learning resource similar to the more conventional material.
