Better evidence: prospective cohort study assessing the utility of an evidence-based clinical resource at the University of Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evidence-based clinical resources (EBCRs) have the potential to improve diagnostic and therapeutic accuracy. The majority of US teaching medical institutions have incorporated them into clinical training. Many EBCRs are subscription based, and their cost is prohibitive for most clinicians and trainees in low-income and middle-income countries. We sought to determine the utility of EBCRs in an East African medical school.

Setting

The University of Rwanda (UR), a medical school located in East Africa.

Participants

Medical students and faculty members at UR.

Interventions

We offered medical students and faculty at UR free access to UpToDate, a leading EBCR and conducted a cohort study to assess its uptake and usage. Students completed two surveys on thei

SUBMITTER: Valtis YK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6701685 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature