Learning Management Systems and Lecture Capture in the Medical Academic Environment Larry F. Chu, MD, MS (BCHM), MS (Epidemiology) Chelsea A. Young, BS Lynn K. Ngai, BS Tony Cun, BS Ronald G. Pearl, MD, PhD Alex Macario, MD, MBA Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto, California Historically, the use of computers in medical education has been limited to supporting the work of traditional classroom learning through tasks such as word processing, displaying slides, and recording grades. With the advent of worldwide networks of computers (The World Wide Web) and the more recent emergence of web 2.0 and streaming media technology, medical educators today have important new tools that could transform modes of traditional medical education. This review will discuss two of these technologies: learning management system (LMS) and lecture capture (LC), explaining the advantages and disadvantages associated with each in the context of medical resident education. Commercial products that enable LMS and LC available today will be discussed. We will subsequently present an actual application of LMS/LC for an online, blended-learning course designed to enhance preparedness of interns to begin anesthesia residency. This case study of the Successful Transition to Anesthesia INTERNATIONAL ANESTHESIOLOGY CLINICS Volume 48, Number 3, 27–51 r 2010, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins www.anesthesiaclinics.com | 27 REPRINTS:LARRY F. CHU, MD, MS (BCHM), MS (EPIDEMIOLOGY), ANESTHESIA INFORMATICS AND MEDIA LAB, DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIA,(HTTP://WWW .AIM.STANFORD.EDU), STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, 300 PASTEUR DRIVE,ROOM H3580, MC5640, STANFORD, CA, E-MAIL:LCHU@STANFORD.EDU