BehindTheMedspeak: Medpedia — 'Will mimic Wikipedia'

If it's anywhere near as great as Wikipedia it'll be a wonderful resource.

"Launches end of 2008" — let us pray.

Preview here.

Wrote Seth Kandel in the September 2008 issue of Anesthesiology News, "The Medpedia project hopes to create a community of editors that can link Web pages for information on over 30,000 diseases, more than 10,000 prescription drugs and thousands of medical procedures."

Isn't it amazing that anyone's alive at all, what with "over 30,000 diseases" out there ready to strike?

But I digress.

Maybe I should apply to become a contributing member — it says "Anyone who is medically knowledgeable is welcome to become a Member of Medpedia's community. However, to qualify to edit or contribute to the main content, you must have an M.D. or Ph.D. in a biomedical field."

Then it says, "You must disclose in the text area below any beneficial contribution you receive, or may receive in the future, either paid or in kind, for expressing your views as a Member to Medpedia.com."

Huh.

I haven't seen any green in over four years here and "what's past is prologue" appears to be operative.