Creating an international comprehensive web-based curriculum in pediatric radiology.

OBJECTIVE

This article describes the creation of a standardized comprehensive resident curriculum in pediatric radiology that uses adult learning principles authored by international experts and addresses the six general competencies required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

CONCLUSION

Web-based learning with an online curriculum has the potential to become an integral component of residency training. The use of radiology experts as authors allows compilation of an authoritative, comprehensive, and current body of knowledge that enhances the current teaching file approach to Web-based instruction in radiology. We describe the approach, design, and tools necessary for the construction of a complete Web-based curriculum in pediatric radiology that includes self-assessment through pre- and post-testing, text with interactive images, curriculum evaluation, and the ability to record trainee demographics.