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Comparison of Two Learning Modalities on Continuing Medical Education Consumption and Knowledge Acquisition: A Pilot
A smartphone web app delivering spaced education significantly increased continuing medical education (CME) credit earnings and learner engagement compared to a traditional online format. This active learning approach shows promise for practicing physicians.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Digital Health
- Anesthesiology
Background:
- Active learning strategies like spaced education improve knowledge retention and clinical practice.
- Practicing physicians often engage in passive continuing medical education (CME) formats.
- Learner preference leans towards active learning over traditional lectures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare learner engagement in continuing medical education (CME) between a web-app-based approach and a traditional online interface.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone web app for delivering spaced education to physicians.
Main Methods:
- A randomized controlled pilot study involving board-certified or board-eligible anesthesiologists.
- Participants were assigned to either a web-app-based CME (Webapp CME) group or an online CME (Online CME) group for 6 weeks.
- Learner engagement was measured by CME credits earned and postintervention quiz completion rates.
Main Results:
- The Webapp CME group earned significantly more CME credits (12.3 hours) than the Online CME group (4.5 hours).
- Postintervention quiz scores showed no statistically significant difference between groups (70% vs. 60%).
- Quiz completion rates were substantially higher in the Webapp CME group (77%) compared to the Online CME group (29%), indicating greater engagement.
Conclusions:
- Daily spaced education via a smartphone web app enhances learner engagement more effectively than a standard online modality.
- This pilot study suggests that mobile-based active learning can improve physician engagement in CME.
- Larger trials are recommended to validate these findings on physician engagement and learning outcomes.
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