WEB-BASED CLINICAL IMAGING TEACHING TOOL. Stephen Folger*1; Deborah Ellington1; Deyle Gail2,1 1. Department of Physical Therapy Education, Elon University, Elon, NC; 2. tDPT Program, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, UT PURPOSE: The purpose of this web-based clinical imaging tool is to give students an interactive method for reviewing diagnostic images. Textbook examples and images available on the web rarely force the student to perform a systematic review and often highlight the normal and abnormal features for the student. This program is designed to allow students to practice the principles of orienting to and reviewing a diagnostic image. Learning is reinforced by providing immediate feedback on their performance. TARGET AUDIENCE: Physical therapy educators and students primarily use this program. A secondary audience includes clinical instructors and clinicians who are interested in studying diagnostic imaging. PROGRAM DESIGN: The program was designed for accessibility and flexibility for both instructors and students. Students select a link on the main Clinical Imaging BlackBoard website and log in with a username and password supplied by the instructor. The student selects an assignment which consists of an image set for review. Upon selection a standard graphical user interface (GUI) is used to display the image and the student answers several standard and custom questions for the image. For example, a standard question asks the student to determine the image type and a custom question may ask the student to place a virtual pin over an anomaly. All answers are submitted and recorded in a database, and the student receives immediate feedback by viewing their answers along side of the correct answers. The instructor may assign a grade or simply monitor individual performance. All images, assignments and student answers are managed with a database which is dynamically linked to the GUI. In this way, instructors can easily add new images by filling out a form with the image details and uploading the images to a web server. The new image immediately becomes part of the ever increasing library of images available for use in new assignments. DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: Folger developed the conceptual framework for the interactive program. The graphical user interface was designed by Ellington using Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and is dynamically linked to a relational database (MS Access 2000) using Active Server Pages. Deyle and Folger are presently using the program as part of an online clinical imaging course. BENEFITS: Feedback from students was very positive. They found the process of making selections and identifying normal and abnormal anatomy in the images both challenging and practical. Instructors have a means of easily setting up assignments and assessing student performance. EQUIPMENT: A computer with a web connection, browsing capabilities and Flash plug-in (free) is required to use this tool. FUNDING SOURCE: None KEYWORDS: Anatomy, Diagnostic imaging, Web-based education, Interactive, Images Copyright 2009 by the American Physical Therapy Association. Requests for reprints should be directed to the corresponding author of the article. Educators, students, and other academic customers may receive permission to reprint copyrighted material from Physical Therapy (ISSN 1538-6724) by contacting the Copyright Clearance Center Inc, 222 Rosewood Dr, Danvers, MA 01923. Other types of customers who want permission to reprint should contact the APTA Editorial Office, Attn: Physical Therapy.