title: Feasibility of a multi-modality ambulatory curriculum for family practice residents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Standardizing the content, delivery, and quality of ambulatory teaching is challenging, especially across multiple sites. Using a multi-modality ambulatory curriculum, we attempted to provide standard curricular content and accessible, user-friendly, Web-based learning across three residency sites.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used Web-based cases, group discussions, and case-specific clinical tasks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the Web-based cases, case content was assessed as useful and learning gains as high. Few technical problems were reported. In the group discussions, attendance started high but dropped over time. In clinical tasks, residents and faculty failed to implement the clinical correlation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A multi-modality residency ambulatory curriculum is feasible but not problem free.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78229-3900, USA. chumley@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Heidi Chumley
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Alison E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Dobbie
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006126:Group Processes; D020407:Internet; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017145:Models, Educational; D014481:United States