APA 506A - Evidence-Based Medicine for Educators

1 credit hour

This course introduces students to the concepts and techniques of teaching evidence-based medicine and medical research design, while stressing the examination of the best available evidence as a basis for clinical decision-making. The student learns to construct well-built clinical questions and to perform medical literature searches that yield evidence-based results. Methods for critically appraising the medical literature are emphasized throughout the course, as well as, strategies for maintaining medical knowledge. In addition to completing the requirements for APA 506, this course will stress the teaching of EBM for clinical decision-making. The student will design teaching modules based on material in the APA 506 course.