Computer software, namely, an Internet-based application facilitating the growth of a social-network model of physicians and others employed in medical-related fields, and analysis of data acquired during the growth and use of the social-network model

Facilitating interpersonal comminications amongst members of a network that is accessible ovet the Internet, namely, identifying communication paths between network members in a particular context to provide a user searching for information with a meaningful path via which the user can establish communication with another network member who is likely to possess the information, and analyzing and drawing conclusions base on communications amongst network members