Learning management systems: technology to measure the medical knowledge competency of the ACGME.

Aims: We report how the learning management system (LMS) Web Course Tools (WebCT) was used to design, implement and evaluate the web-based course "Principles of Ambulatory Paediatrics", taken by paediatric residents during an ambulatory block rotation. This report also illustrates how WebCT can be used to measure the medical knowledge competency required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Methods: Eighty paediatric residents completed a 1-month outpatient rotation between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002.