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Eliot Rees1, Yashashwi Sinha, Abhishek Chitnis
1School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
The Clinical Teacher
|June 12, 2014
Summary
Medical students
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Evidence-Based Medicine
Background:
- Medical schools incorporate evidence-based medicine (EBM) into undergraduate curricula.
- Students recognize EBM's value but face barriers in evidence searching and resource identification.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of peer-taught evidence-based medicine (EBM) workshops on medical students' confidence and resource utilization.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of the NICE Evidence Search portal as a tool for accessing EBM resources.
Main Methods:
- Fourth-year medical students, trained as NICE student champions, delivered EBM workshops.
- Workshops focused on EBM principles and using the NICE Evidence Search portal.
- Pre- and post-workshop surveys evaluated changes in confidence and resource preference.
Main Results:
- Student confidence in searching for evidence-based resources significantly increased from 29% to 87%.
- Preference for evidence-based resources rose from 1% to 31% post-workshop.
- Awareness of resources did not translate to preferred use before the intervention.
Conclusions:
- Peer-taught EBM workshops effectively enhance medical students' confidence and application of evidence-based practices.
- Targeted training improves the utilization of valuable evidence-based resources, overcoming initial barriers.
- The NICE Evidence Search portal can be effectively integrated into medical education to support EBM.
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