Computers are primarily used for medical training and clinical care. Computers are an excellent storage source for patient data and medical history. They also allow people to access important information much faster. Centuries ago, people didn't have computers. Instead, they had to write everything by hand. By writing down information, doctors easily missed important patient medical history. Now, with computers, doctors can type in information and the data is easily stored. The data is also much easier to find. Doctors don't have to look for it everywhere, they can just type in what they're looking for and it's there. Due to the busy schedules of most doctors, they are not able to see all the patients who need their help, but they can better collaborate with a patient over the Internet. People can email their doctors if they have certain complications. Patients and doctors can exchange information with each other and solve problems faster. Thanks to the efficiency of computer network technology, communication between people has become much faster. Research shows that computers and PDAs have been most widely used for education and patient care in recent years. Rowe and colleagues conducted a study of computer use across Canada and concluded that 38% of applicants responded that they had a computer and 13% of applicants felt "very" comfortable using computers. Then, in 1998, Jerant et al., interviewing first-year medical students and junior residents, concluded much higher rates of computer ownership: 91% of faculty, 86% of students, and 79% of residents. The survey also concluded that older people did not have the same skills and did not have the same confidence in computers as those who use paper... PDAs in medicine: a practical guide for doctors. Springer Science & Business Media, 2005. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). EBSCO. Network. October 26, 2011.CANTRILL, STEPHEN V. “Computers in Patient Care: The Promise and the Challenge.” Communications of the ACM 53.9 (2010): 42-47. Premier corporate source. EBSCO. Network. October 26, 2011.NJ Avis, et al. "Principles and applications of computer graphics in medicine." Computer Graphics Forum 25.1 (2006): 113-137. Premier of academic research. EBSCO. Network. October 26, 2011. "Healthcare Technology Today." PT in Motion 3.4 (2011): 32-36. Premier of academic research. EBSCO. Network. October 26, 2011. Gregory W. Schneider, et al. “Computer and Internet Use by Residents in Family Medicine Programs in the United States.” Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine 32.2 (2007): 149-155. Computers and applied sciences completed. Network. December 1st. 2011.