A workshop using the longitudinal case study enables physicians to perceive their daily practice through a continuing education activity in which they experience the processes of reflection in action and reflection on action described by Schön. It also increases awareness of the gap between current practice and experts' recommendations and provides an opportunity to evaluate the means for bridging or closing this gap. It sensitizes the physician to patients' changing needs and prompts the clinician to reflect on the who, what, when, where, and how of learning.

Is learning enhanced when the continuing medical education (CME) intervention corresponds to the physician's preferred learning method? EightyKey Words: Continuing medical education (CME), didactic versus interactive, electronic touch pad, intervention study, knowledge outcome, lecture versus workshop, multiple choice questionnaire, physician learning method preference, post-test, pretestWith the continuing medical education (CME) trend toward self-directed learning comes the assumption that the physician will learn best when the type of CME intervention matches his preferred