Librarian-Led Assessment of Medical Students' Evidence-Based Medicine Competency: Facilitators and Barriers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We must ensure, through rigorous assessment that physicians have the evidence-based medicine (EBM) skills to identify and apply the best available information to their clinical work. However, there is limited guidance on how to assess EBM competency. With a better understanding of their current role in EBM education, Health Sciences Librarians (HSLs), as experts, should be able to contribute to the assessment of medical student EBM competence. The purpose of this study is to explore the HSLs perspective on EBM assessment practices, both current state and potential future activities.

Methods

We conducted focus groups with librarians from across the United States to explore their perceptions of assessing EBM competence in medical students. Participants had been tr

SUBMITTER: Nicholson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10921970 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature