The University of California, Irvine has announced that its innovative medical education program based the iPad as sole learning tool has been chosen as a 2012-13 Apple Distinguished Program. Apple Distinguished Programs are ones that Apple feels meets the criteria of using Apple technology in an educational setting to provide "visionary leadership, innovative learning and teaching, ongoing professional learning, compelling evidence of success, and a flexible learning environment," according to UC Irvine.
UC Irvine's program, known as The iMedEd Initiative, has existed since 2010 an
