The Internet can be used to create online teaching modules in surgical specialty education to supplement the hands-on education of surgical healthcare providers in LMICs . It can also be used to disseminate knowledge via shared textbooks, journal articles, and other less accessible materials . Online curriculum modules and educational materials have been successful in supplementing and standardizing thoracic surgery in the U.S., and this model could potentially supplement education in LMICs . This increased access to knowledge is invaluable in improving surigcal care and facilitating the education of more surgical healthcare providers worldwide. See Fig. 4.