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Teaching critical appraisal: a pilot randomized controlled outcomes trial in undergraduate osteopathic medical education

Journal: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Date: 2006/11, 106(11):Pages: 658-662. doi: Subito , type of study: randomized controlled trial

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Keywords:

curriculum [229]
evidence-based medicine [96]
osteopathic medicine [1540]
pilot study [104]
randomized controlled trial [710]
teaching [58]
undergraduate medical education [60]

Abstract:

CONTEXT: Critical appraisal is an important skill for medical students. A proposed curriculum may be an effective teaching tool. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the teaching of critical appraisal can be successfully introduced into an osteopathic clinical clerkship in obstetrics and gynecology. DESIGN: Osteopathic medical students (N=77) were assigned by lottery to one of eight rotation groups during their clinical clerkship in obstetrics and gynecology. Four of these rotation groups received instruction in critical appraisal (study group; received evidence-based medicine [EBM] curriculum; n=38); the other four rotation groups did not (control group; received non-EBM; n=39). The ability of the study EBM group to critically analyze the literature was compared with that of the control (non-EBM) group on the basis of results of a multiple-choice examination. SETTING: The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine clinical clerkship in obstetrics and gynecology. RESULTS: The median scores for critical analysis were 41 for the control group and 64 for the study group. This difference was statistically significant (P<.001). CONCLUSION: The teaching of critical appraisal can be successfully introduced into a clerkship in obstetrics and gynecology.


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