In a busy neurology residency, teaching occurs as patient-focused learning or in didactic lectures.  Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ research shows that very limited information is retained when taught in a lecture format.  However, even with very diverse patient populations, all the many important presentations of neurologic diagnoses will not be seen by every resident.  Research also suggests that information is often better retained with repeated self-assessment and quizzing.  

A neurology question of the day in a multiple choice format was emailed out daily to all residents on the topic of the month.  A different Continuum issue was chose every month for a total of 12 in the year.  An anonymous survey was distributed to determine whether the initative was felt by neurology residents to be helpful and educational.  

75% read the question at least 2-3 times a week in their email.  100% felt the questions were appropriate in difficulty.  96% felt the questions taught new knowledge or reinforced old knowledge and 89% felt they had a better grasp of the topic after the month.  100% felt they wanted to continue to receive the question of the day.  Residents overall really appreciated the question of the day as a quick way to gauge knowledge and teach new concepts.     

Overall, a daily email of a short multiple choice question on a neurology topic can solidify knowledge learned, reinforce common concepts, and allow self-assessment in an efficient and sustainable manner.