Development and evaluation of the evidence-based medicine program in surgery: a spiral approach

Figures & data

Table 1 Students’ views about retention of content of evidence-based medicine course in the preclinical years

	I recall
	Never		Somewhat		A great deal
EBM course in the preclinical years	n	%	n	%	n	%
Importance of accessing information	–	–	45	46.9	51	53.1
Information literacy	13	13.5	55	57.3	28	29.2
Information literate	16	16.7	57	59.4	23	24.0
Criteria for assessing reference books	18	18.8	64	66.7	14	14.6
Criteria for assessing reference journals	33	34.4	46	47.9	17	17.7
Criteria for assessing articles	8	8.3	56	58.3	32	33.3
Search engine	4	4.2	35	36.5	57	59.4
Health database	5	5.2	46	47.9	45	46.9
Initials of web pages	13	13.5	68	70.8	15	15.6
Criteria for assessing web pages	25	26.0	59	61.5	12	12.5
Cues for searching information	3	3.1	52	54.2	41	42.7

Table 2 Students’ views on the adequacy of the evidence-based medicine course in the preclinical and clinical years (in surgery clerkship)

	Insufficient		Moderately sufficient		Sufficient
	n	%	n	%	n	%
EBM course in the preclinical years
Importance of accessing information	3	3.1	42	43.8	51	53.1
Information literacy	15	15.6	58	60.4	23	24.0
Information literate	20	20.8	57	59.4	19	19.8
Criteria for assessing reference books	34	35.4	40	41.7	22	22.9
Criteria for assessing reference journals	43	44.8	33	34.4	20	20.8
Criteria for assessing articles	19	19.8	40	41.7	37	38.5
Search engine	4	4.2	47	49.0	45	46.9
Health database	16	16.7	46	47.9	34	35.4
Initials of web pages	40	41.7	42	43.8	14	14.6
Criteria for assessing web pages	34	35.4	43	44.8	19	19.8
Cues for searching information	14	14.6	54	56.3	28	29.2
Practice of EBM with homework	18	18.8	50	52.1	28	29.2
EBM course in the clinical years
Recalling prior knowledge (presentation)	4	4.2	28	29.2	64	66.7
Content of the course	1	1.0	41	42.7	54	56.3
Cases for EBM practice	7	7.3	30	31.3	59	61.5
Practice of EBM	5	5.2	34	35.4	57	59.4

Table 3 Students’ views on utility and appropriateness of teamwork during the evidence-based medicine course in the clinical years (in surgery clerkship)

	n	%
Utility of evidence-based medicine course
Never	3	3.1
Somewhat	19	19.8
A great deal	74	77.1
Appropriateness of teamwork
Never	6	6.3
Somewhat	17	17.7
A great deal	73	76.0
Contribution to learning of teamwork skills
Never	2	2.1
Somewhat	20	20.8
A great deal	74	77.1
Total	96	100.0

Table 4 Themes of students’ views and suggestions for development of the EBM course in the preclinical and clinical years (in surgery clerkship)

	Preclinical years	Surgery clerkship
Themes of students’ views
Students	1	–
Integration	2	9
Course content	3	–
Tutors	4	–
Value of course	5	–
Utility of course	8	25
Practice in the course	25	20
Total	48	54
Themes of students’ suggestions
Assessment	1	–
Library	1	1
Assignments	2	–
Tutor	4	2
Timing	4	3
Methods	7	2
Practice	7	4
Extension	1	6
Total	27	17