Purpose or Case Report: With the expansion of the internet and the development of new media tools, learning methods among medical students and residents in all specialties particularly Radiology have changed. While didactic lectures and personal interaction with mentors each play an important part in education, self learning via a variety of internet sources has gained a significant role and has come to replace the use of standard textbooks. Existing online modules are minimally interactive and present radiographic images concurrently with text. In most, users use the cursor to hover over the image in order to display the abnormality.
Methods & Materials: We present an interactive module on the imaging of hip pathology in children in which radiology residents are shown an image and led through a series of questions based on their response to the preceeding question. The images are accompanied by appropriate clinical information, are supplemented with audio, graphics and animation and require viewer engagement to proceed. Topics covered included congenital hip dysplasia, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, and Legg-Calve-Perthes disease.
Results: The learning module is user friendly and engaging and allows for viewer trial and error in order to guide the viewer to the correct diagnosis. Its multisensory and interactive approach fully engages the learner.The format of this module can be used to create interactive learning modules for alternative topics in pediatric radiology.
Conclusions: Interactive media driven educational tools may act as an effective supplement to didactic lectures in radiology resident and medical student education.