Evaluating medical residentsʼ literature-appraisal skills

The Effect of Introducing Evidence Based Medicine on Critical Appraisal Skills of Medical Students

Introduction: Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) is a set of methods and resources for finding and employing the best evidences among present resources in order to manage each patient. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an introductory course of EBM on critical appraisal skills of medical students. Methods: This Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT) was performed on clerkship students in ...

Evaluating Medical Student Communication/Professionalism Skills from a Patient’s Perspective

OBJECTIVE Evaluate medical students' communication and professionalism skills from the perspective of the ambulatory patient and later compare these skills in their first year of residency. METHODS Students in third year neurology clerkship clinics see patients alone followed by a revisit with an attending neurologist. The patient is then asked to complete a voluntary, anonymous, Likert scale...

Evaluating Medical Students’ Patient Interviewing Skills: a Biopsychosocial Model

The case method for teaching analytical and problemsolving skills has been proven to be quite effective, especially in the professions such as law, business, and medicine. Particularly in medicine, the write-up of the patient’s medical history has long served as the cornerstone for developing clinical problem-solving and health care management skills. The patient’s physical examination, subsequ...

Literature review of teaching skills programs for junior medical officers

OBJECTIVE The aim of this review was to assess the current evidence regarding the efficacy of teaching skills programs for junior medical officers. We aimed to compare and contrast these results with findings from previous literature reviews, the last of which were published in 2009. METHODS In order to capture studies since the last published literature reviews, five databases and grey liter...

External research service with critical appraisal of the medical literature at a university medical centre.