Pickles, Pizza, and PREP
O. J. Sahler MD1
1 Editor, PREP Self-Assessment University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
The Department of Education of the American Academy of Pediatrics has provided residency training program directors with a complimentary copy of CompuPREP, the computerized version of the PREP Self-Assessment, each year since the computer version became available. Formatted for IBM and Macintosh personal computers, CompuPREP was developed in response to numerous requests from Academy members for computerized educational materials. Currently, it is sent to more than 3,000 subscribers annually. Although the questions, critiques, and references are identical to those contained in the printed version (which is distributed to all pediatric residents through a grant from Ross Laboratories), the computer version has several features that make it a particularly good learning tool: access to immediate feedback about answers without moving from booklet to booklet; an option to review questions by subject area to enhance concentrated learning; and an automatic scoring system that produces a personal performance chart.
