Online education improves pediatric residents' understanding of atopic dermatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Pediatricians manage skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis (AD) but report that their dermatologic training is inadequate. Online modules may enhance medical education when sufficient didactic or clinical teaching experiences are lacking. We assessed whether an online module about AD improved pediatric residents' knowledge and changed their clinical management of AD.

Methods

Target and control cohorts of pediatric residents from two institutions were recruited. Target subjects took a 30-question test about AD early in their residency, reviewed the online module, and repeated the test 6 months and 1 year later. The control subjects, who had 1 year of clinical experience but had not reviewed the online module, also took the test. The mean percentage o

SUBMITTER: Craddock MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5777881 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature