The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of using an electronic bulletin board in an off-campus doctoral program (Ed.D.) for health professionals offered by the University of Georgia. Participants included 14 doctoral students (13 female and 1 male) enrolled in an advanced course, Research in Instruction, who received training in the use of the Remote Bulletin Board System for the IBM Personal Computer (RBNS-PC) during their second class meeting of the fall quarter, 1985. Students were also provided with an 11-page description of the program, which included instructions for its operation, and informed that use of the bulletin board was voluntary. Data were collected at the end of the quarter via two methods: a consent form, signed by each student, which clearly explained the study's intentions; and the Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ) developed by Hall, George, and Rutherford (1979). Analysis of the data indicates that only half the students signed on the bulletin board during the fall quarter; however, most students were preparing for their preliminary oral and written examinations and viewed the bulletin board as adjunctive or unnecessary at that moment. Students reported a variety of problems encountered in using the bulletin board, but most indicated it should be continued and stated that they expected to use it more frequently during the next quarter. The conclusion suggests topics for future investigation, and two references are appended. (JB)