OBJECTIVE: To use a drug information center training module to teach evidence-based medicine to pharmacy students and to assess their satisfaction with the experience. DESIGN: During the 5-week module, students were taught how to develop information search strategies and to conduct critical analysis of scientific papers. The instructors developed activities based on past requests received by the university's Drug Information Center. The complexity of the assignments increased throughout the module. ASSESSMENT: One hundred twenty-one students were trained between August 2009 and July 2010. Sixty-seven (55.4%) completed a voluntary assessment form at the completion of the 5-week module. Students' feedback was positive, with 11 students suggesting that the module be integrated into the undergraduate curriculum. The most frequently (52.2%) mentioned area of dissatisfaction was with the performance of computers in the computer laboratory. CONCLUSIONS: The drug information center training module was an effective tool for teaching evidence-based medicine to pharmacy students. Additional research is needed to determine whether graduates are able to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the module to the pharmacy practice setting.
OBJECTIVE: To use a drug information center training module to teach evidence-based medicine to pharmacy students and to assess their satisfaction with the experience. DESIGN: During the 5-week module, students were taught how to develop information search strategies and to conduct critical analysis of scientific papers. The instructors developed activities based on past requests received by the university's Drug Information Center. The complexity of the assignments increased throughout the module. ASSESSMENT: One hundred twenty-one students were trained between August 2009 and July 2010. Sixty-seven (55.4%) completed a voluntary assessment form at the completion of the 5-week module. Students' feedback was positive, with 11 students suggesting that the module be integrated into the undergraduate curriculum. The most frequently (52.2%) mentioned area of dissatisfaction was with the performance of computers in the computer laboratory. CONCLUSIONS: The drug information center training module was an effective tool for teaching evidence-based medicine to pharmacy students. Additional research is needed to determine whether graduates are able to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the module to the pharmacy practice setting.
Keywords:
drug information; evidence-based practice; pharmacy students
Authors: P Brandon Bookstaver; Celeste N Rudisill; A Rebecca Bickley; Catherine McAbee; April D Miller; Christina C Piro; Richard Schulz Journal: Am J Pharm Educ Date: 2011-02-10 Impact factor: 2.047
Authors: Shakila Thangaratinam; Gemma Barnfield; Susanne Weinbrenner; Berit Meyerrose; Theodoros N Arvanitis; Andrea R Horvath; Gianni Zanrei; Regina Kunz; Katja Suter; Jacek Walczak; Anna Kaleta; Katrien Oude Rengerink; Harry Gee; Ben W J Mol; Khalid S Khan Journal: BMC Med Educ Date: 2009-09-10 Impact factor: 2.463