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medline training for medical students integrated into the clinical curriculum †
Author(s) -
Schwartz D G,
Schwartz S A
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1995.tb02816.x
Subject(s) - medline , curriculum , medical education , educational measurement , medicine , psychology , pedagogy , political science , law
SUMMARY This study was initiated in response to the availability of unlimited access to medline via the PaperChase interface at the host institution. The goal of the study was to analyse the usage of medline by medical students during their third‐year clinical clerkship in paediatrics. This was achieved by first giving them a formal demonstration of medline and then longitudinally administering a structured questionnaire at several points during their paediatric clerkship. Since medical students were required to write a thesis for this clerkship, which included an analysis of the primary literature, there was an identified need for using the system. This study analyses the students' perceptions and searching activities after formal training and upon having unlimited access to medline .