Effecting Change in an Evidence-Based Medicine Curriculum: Librarians’ Role in a Pediatric Residency Program

Abstract

Librarians for the joint Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center Pediatric Residency Program were asked to assist on the Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Subcommittee for the program. Faculty was open to recommendations for revising and improving the curriculum and desired librarian assistance in completing the task. The annual program review and conference evaluations revealed a gap between the objectives of the EBM curriculum and the residents’ perceived abilities to integrate knowledge into meaningful literature searches. This column demonstrates how librarians can collaborate with their residency programs to revise and improve processes to effect change in their program's EBM curriculum.

KEYWORDS:

• Curriculum design
• evidence-based medicine
• hospital librarians
• residency training programs

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Notes on contributors

Kathy Zeblisky

Kathy Zeblisky, MLS, MBA, AHIP ([email protected]) is Medical Library Manager, Medical Library, Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85016.

Rebecca A. Birr

Rebecca A. Birr, MSLIS, AHIP ([email protected]) is Library Manager, Health Sciences Library, Maricopa Integrated Health System, 2601 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008.

Anne Marie Sjursen Guerrero

Anne Marie Sjursen Guerrero, MD, MALIS ([email protected]) is a Third-Year Pediatric Resident, Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center Pediatric Residency Program, Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85016.