Open AccessPractical Evidence-Based Medicine at the Student-to-Physician Transition: Effectiveness of an Undergraduate Medical Education Capstone Course
Author(s) -
Caitlin R. Anderson,
John P. Haydek,
Lucas Golub,
Traci Leong,
Dustin T. Smith,
Jason Liebzeit,
Daniel D. Dressler
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-020-00970-9
Subject(s) - capstone , medical education , transition (genetics) , course (navigation) , medicine , psychology , family medicine , computer science , engineering , chemistry , algorithm , biochemistry , gene , aerospace engineering
Medical information is expanding at exponential rates. Practicing physicians must acquire skills to efficiently navigate large bodies of evidence to answer clinical questions daily. How best to prepare medical students to meet this challenge remains unknown. The authors sought to design, implement, and assess a pragmatic evidence-based medicine (EBM) course engaging students at the transition from undergraduate to graduate medical education.