Undergraduate courses of evidence-based medicine in Peruvian medical schools: Characteristics and addressed topics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical schools are increasingly including evidence-based medicine (EBM) courses in their curricula. However, little is known about the characteristics of these courses in Peru. Therefore, the present study aimed to describe the characteristics and topics addressed by undergraduate courses on EBM in Peruvian medical schools, and to compare the content of these courses with predefined EBM competencies.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study. We obtained the syllabi of undergraduate EBM courses from all medical schools for the latest year available. We extracted their characteristics and categorized the topics they included according to the five steps necessary to apply EBM, divided into 22 competencies.

Results

In 2021, Peru had 47 universities with ac

SUBMITTER: Alarcon-Ruiz CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9932740 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature