MediTred® (a successor of PostitMD.com, LLC) was born out of the worst natural disaster to occur in the history of main land USA. Following Hurricane Katrina, 70% of the New Orleans metro area was submerged under water for four weeks. As a consequence, two major medical schools were shut down for months. As the Program Director for Ophthalmology of one of the medical schools, it was my responsibility to continue the education of our residents in the Department of Ophthalmology. During the first three months following Katrina, we did not have access to teaching material, and searching the net for free material proved to be futile. I did not find any one site that could provide all the necessary material (clinical pictures, surgical videos on various topics that could be used as teaching material, and more importantly, multiple choice questions for our residents to prepare for the examinations). Donations from various organizations saved the day for us; we were lucky! People in other parts of the world may not be as lucky as we were in our efforts to rebuild our medical schools or other educational institutions. MediTred, LLC has created a web-based service to provide courses, training and relevant materials to all healthcare professionals, be they medical students, residents, fellows in training, or practicing physicians. Our hope is that healthcare professionals will use this website and its associated platforms not only to learn but also to share surgical videos, clinical pictures, and assist with exam preparation. Our goal is to spread knowledge to everyone who seeks it! Ramesh Ayyala, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth
