Health-Media.Net, the online provider of news and information to the health community, is to develop an interactive web-based distance-learning package in education appraisal with the Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the National Association of Clinical Tutors. The company has partnered more than 20 organisations, including the Royal Colleges and associated bodies, to investigate and test online continuing medical education and professional development courses.