Development, implementation, and outcomes of an initiative to integrate evidence-based medicine into an osteopathic curriculum.

ABSTRACT:

Context

In response to the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) standards set forth in 2008, osteopathic medical schools are restructuring curricula to demonstrate they are teaching the seven core competencies and integrating evidence-based medicine (EBM) throughout all 4 years of training.

Objective

To describe and evaluate the efforts of a college of osteopathic medicine to integrate EBM concepts into its curriculum while maintaining existing course content and faculty contact hours.

Design

One-group pre- and posttest study.

Setting

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine-A.T. Still University (KCOM) in Missouri.

Participants

KCOM course directors in workshop series I (n=20) and KCOM faculty works

SUBMITTER: Laird S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3142697 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature