BOSNIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2006; 6 (2): 71-75

Th e time in which we live is defi ned by the signifi cant infl uence of the information technolo-gies on our lives, changes and development of society and the effi cacy of all the organiza-tion systems. Increase and development of distance learning (DL) technologies over the past decade has exposed the potential and the effi ciency of new technologies. Number of events has organized by teaching staff from Cathedra for Medical Informatics in order to promote distance learning and web based education are very extensive: Professional-scientifi c events, workshops and congresses, fi rst tele-exam at the Medical faculty, Introducing of Distance learning in curriculum at biomedical faculties, etc. At the University in Sarajevo in year was opened the e-learning center for the support to the faculties the distance studies by use of the information technology. At Medical faculty of University of Sarajevo at Cathedra for Medical informatics since is in progress realization of the project named: “Possibilities of introducing distance learning in medical curriculum”, approved by the Federal and the Can-tonal ministry of science and education. Pilot project was realized during three past school years, theoretical and practical education of subject Medical informatics are adapted to the new concepts of education using world trends of education from the distance. One group of students was included in the project fi nalized by electronic exam registration and electronic exam on June , publicly, in the Physiology amphitheatre of the Medical faculty in Sa-rajevo