An online evidence based medicine exercise prompts reflection in third year medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reflective practice is a desirable trait in physicians, yet there is little information about how it is taught to or learned by medical students. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an online Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) exercise with a face-to-face debriefing session would prompt third year medical students to reflect on their current skills and lead them to further reflection on clinical decision making in the future.

Methods

All third year medical students at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine who completed their pediatrics clerkship between 7/1/09 and 2/11/11 were required to complete the EBM exercise. Following completion each student received a personal report (Learning Profile) of their responses and attended a one hour large grou

SUBMITTER: Lewin LO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4132283 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature