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Changes over time in the knowledge acquisition practices of internists

C B Seelig1

  • 1University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Wilmington.

Southern Medical Journal
|July 1, 1993
PubMed
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Practicing physicians and residents have similar needs for medical knowledge. Continuing medical education (CME) courses should teach critical reading skills to help physicians stay current with medical literature.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Internal Medicine
  • Evidence-Based Practice

Background:

  • Rapid medical advancements necessitate continuous learning for healthcare professionals.
  • Maintaining up-to-date medical knowledge is crucial for effective patient care.
  • Assessing physicians' and residents' approaches to knowledge acquisition is important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the attitudes, behaviors, and critical appraisal skills of internists and residents in maintaining current medical knowledge.
  • To evaluate the impact of practical guidelines on internists' literature review habits.
  • To assess the effectiveness of continuing medical education (CME) in improving knowledge acquisition.

Main Methods:

  • Administered questionnaires and critical appraisal tests to 30 internists and 14 residents.

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  • Provided 18 internists with guidelines for literature review and reassessed them after 4 months.
  • Compared pre- and post-intervention data for the internist group and a control group.

    • Main Results:

    • Internists and residents reported similar informational needs and performed comparably on critical appraisal tests.
    • Internists favored journals and CME courses, while residents utilized rounds and textbooks.
    • The educational intervention showed minimal impact on internists' reading habits or CME engagement.

    Conclusions:

    • Physicians' perceived needs for staying current are similar across experience levels.
    • Current CME practices may not effectively enhance physicians' critical reading of medical literature.
    • CME programs should incorporate training in critical appraisal and individualized literature review.