Digital hands-on learning in radiology-design and evaluation of a PACS-based concept for medical students.

Background: The reorganization of the medical curriculum has increased the demands on medical didactics. For interdisciplinary fields such as radiology this offers the opportunity to be more visible in clinical medical teaching and to emphasize its integrative role in patient care. We present a novel integrative learning concept based on the notion of PACS (picture archiving and communication system) learning.