Two strategies to intensify evidence-based medicine education of undergraduate students: a randomised controlled trial.
- Author:
Hao Min CHENG
1
;
Fei Ran GUO
;
Teh Fu HSU
;
Shao Yuan CHUANG
;
Hung Tsang YEN
;
Fa Yauh LEE
;
Ying Ying YANG
;
Te Li CHEN
;
Wen Shin LEE
;
Chiao Lin CHUANG
;
Chen Huan CHEN
;
Tone HO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Evidence-Based Medicine; education; Female; Humans; Male; Surveys and Questionnaires; Taiwan; Teaching; methods; Young Adult
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2012;41(1):4-11
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
INTRODUCTIONUndergraduate evidence-based practice (EBP) is usually taught through standalone courses and workshops away from clinical practice. This study compared the effects of 2 clinically integrated educational strategies on final year medical students.
MATERIALS AND METHODSFinal year medical students rotating to the general medicine service for a 2-week internship were randomly assigned to participate in a weekly EBP-structured case conference focusing on students' primary care patients (Group A, n = 47), or to receive a weekly didactic lecture about EBP (Group B, n = 47). The teaching effects of these 2 interventions were evaluated by a validated instrument for assessment of EBP related knowledge (EBP-K), attitude (EBP-A), personal application (EBP-P), and anticipated future use (EBP-F) on the first and last days of rotation.
RESULTSAll scores improved significantly after the 2-week EBM-teaching for both groups. When compared to Group B, students in Group A had significantly higher post-intervention scores of EBP-K (21.2 ± 3.5 vs 19.0 ± 4.6; ie. 57.8 ± 72.9% vs 29.1 ± 39.1%; P <0.01) and EBP-P (18.7 ± 4.3 vs 15.3 ± 3.9; ie. 28.5 ± 25.5 % vs 14.1 ± 18.7 %; P <0.001). In contrast, the scores of EBP-A and EBP-F were similar between the 2 groups.
CONCLUSIONStructured case conference, when compared to the didactic lectures, significantly improved EBP-K and EBP-P for final year medical students.