National Survey of Programs to Teach Evidence-based Medicine to Undergraduates in Japan.
- VernacularTitle:Evidence‐based Medicine(EBM)教育に関する全国大学医学部・医科大学アンケート調査
- Author:
Shinji MATSUMURA
;
Maiko ONO
;
Shunichi FUKUHARA
;
Kimitaka KAGA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
evidence-based medicine;
undergraduate medical education
- From:Medical Education
2001;32(3):173-178
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We conducted a national survey to examine the status of programs to teach evidence-based medicine (EBM) to undergraduates in Japan. Our survey specifically focused on four areas: 1) recognition of a need to teach EBM, 2) the present status of programs to teach EBM to undergraduates, 3) details of the timing of existing EBM teaching programs and of departments responsible for it. Sixty-four schools (80%) responded. Nearly all respondents agreed that EBM should be taught, and most agreed that it should be taught both before and after graduation. Most respondents stated that departments must collaborate when preparing to teach EBM. At the time of the survey, 22 medical schools (34%) had already started programs to teach EBM and 28 (42%) were planning to do so. Existing programs mainly targeted 4th-year students, but the department responsible for the programs varied among schools. Further evaluation of the effectiveness of existing programs is now needed.