AET was founded by Dr. Keith Vrbicky in 1999. After completing his residency in a metropolitan area, Dr. Vrbicky set up an independent practice in a rural community. He quickly became frustrated as his patients had to make long commutes into the metro area to access quality care – so he set up a makeshift telemedicine system long before it was an industry standard, streaming ultrasounds to other providers so his patients didn’t have to commute for quality care.