title: Resident Perspectives of an Interactive Case Review Following Independent Didactic Study as a Method of Teaching a Pediatric Imaging Curriculum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The ABR has recently changed the format of the board examination, in which the oral examination was replaced by a computer based multiple-choice test. The purpose of this study was to determine resident's perceptions of a new conference resembling the new ABR format.
  
  
  METHODS
  Residents were requested to review a series of didactic pediatric imaging presentations prior to attending case conference. During conference, unknown cases reflecting the subject matter from the didactic presentations were presented along with multiple-choice questions. We then surveyed resident perspectives after each case conference.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Between 14 and 18 residents were surveyed at the end of each subspecialty case review presentation. About 94% of resident respondents felt that the independent didactic study followed by an interactive case review session would better prepare them for the ABR certification exams, compared to didactic lectures alone. Furthermore, 95% of the respondents indicated that they preferred the independent didactic review followed by interactive case review versus didactic lecture alone. Most the respondents (85%) felt that combining independent didactic review with interactive unknown case sessions made the material more interesting and provided greater understanding of the material. There was no statistically significant difference in the distribution of answers across the subspecialty sessions (p > .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiology residents favorably reviewed the combination of independent review of didactic material prior to interactive case review. Material presented in this fashion is felt to be more interesting and is thought to result in enhanced understanding of pediatric radiology material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: Aleksandr.rozenberg@jefferson.edu.
authors.forename: Aleksandr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rozenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Kennedy University Hospital, Cherry Hill, NJ.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dheer
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Levon N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Nazarian
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Suzanne S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*