ABSTRACT Traditionally, education, pediatric surgical education consisted of exposure to pa textbooks. lectures. team- congresses, and workshops. er the last decades, however, new information technology(IT) and the internet revolutionized the s of information and communication. become relevant in particular for the younger generation of pediatric surgeons. Today, children's health and the quality of pediatric surgical education persist between countries and regions. Advances in health care are not shared equitably. The of for virtual and has great potential in closing this gap and meeting the global needs for pediatric surgical education. This article focuses on the potential role of IT respect. c 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.