A randomised-controlled trial of two educational modes for undergraduate evidence-based medicine learning in Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the overall evidence for the effectiveness of teaching of evidence based medicine (EBM) is not strong, and the impact of cultural and societal influences on teaching method is poorly understood, we undertook a randomised-controlled trial to test the effectiveness and learning satisfaction with two different EBM teaching methods (usual teaching vs. problem based learning (PBL)) for undergraduate medical students.

Methods

A mixed methods study that included a randomised-controlled crossover trial with two intervention arms (usual teaching and PBL) and a nested qualitative study with focus groups to explore student perceptions of learning and to assess the effectiveness and utility of the two teaching methods.All 129 second-year medical students at the University

SUBMITTER: Johnston JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2761870 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature