Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 211, Issue 3 , Pages 331-337.e1 , September 2010

Online Spaced Education Generates Transfer and Improves Long-Term Retention of Diagnostic Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • B. Price Kerfoot, MD, EdM

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Service, Urology, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA
    • Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: B Price Kerfoot, MD, EdM, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, 150 South Huntington Ave, 151DIA, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
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  • Yineng Fu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Harley Baker, EdD

      Affiliations

    • California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
    • ,
  • Donna Connelly, BS

      Affiliations

    • American Urological Association, Linthicum, MD
    • ,
  • Michael L. Ritchey, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
    • ,
  • Elizabeth M. Genega, MD

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Received 4 February 2010 ,Revised 14 April 2010 ,Accepted 26 April 2010.

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 Disclosure Information: Dr Kerfoot owns equity in and is a board member of Spaced Education Inc. Drs Kerfoot and Genega have authored courses on Spaced Education's website (www.spaceded.com) but receive no compensation from the courses or company. Ms. Connelly is an employee of the American Urological Association, which is selling its Self-Assessment Study Program on the Spaced Education website. None of the authors receive compensation for these SASP sales. There are no other potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

 This study was supported in part by the American Urological Association, the American Urological Association Foundation, Astellas Pharma US, Inc., and the United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

 The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position and policy of the United States Federal Government or the Department of Veterans Affairs. No official endorsement should be inferred.

PII: S1072-7515(10)00340-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.04.023

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 211, Issue 3 , Pages 331-337.e1 , September 2010

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