Feasibility of introducing information technology‐based activities into medical curricula in developing countries

Editor – Knowledge of information technology (IT) among medical undergraduates and health care workers is higher in developed countries than in developing countries. In developing countries, IT-based activities in medical curricula are not popular, mainly because of limited facilities in terms of the availability of computers and Internet connections. In Sri Lanka, like most developing countries, IT-based components are not common in medical curricula and experience in IT-based activities in medical schools is limited. We describe our experience in adding a new IT-based assignment to the curriculum of a Sri Lankan medical school.