Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Information Skills for Residency

Catalog description

The course is Web-based and administered on the Blackboard Learn system. It is designed to enhance fourth year medical students’ Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) information skills for the effective evidence-based clinical practice. The main purpose of the course is to increase students’ familiarity with the practice of EBM by solidifying students’ EBM competency as they refine their EBM literature searching skills and determine the validity of a clinical research and its applicability to their clinical practice and clinical decisions. The coursework starts with pre-course assignments (a test and EBM practice assignment), followed by in-depth readings on topics in advanced EBM, hierarchy of evidence levels and types of study, and literature research applied to EBM. A set of a test and a variety of exercises follow. Emphases will be given to effective EBM literature search techniques to locate the best information focused to answer a clinical question. The EBM information skills acquired.