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Beyond journal clubs

Moving toward an integrated evidence-based medicine curriculum

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Incorporating evidence-based medicine (EBM) into clinical practice is an important competency that residency training must address. Residency program directors, and the clinical educators who work with them, should develop curricula to enhance residents’ capacity for independent evidence-based practice. In this article, the authors argue that residency programs must move beyond journal club formats to promote the practice of EBM by trainees. The authors highlight the limitations of journal club, and suggest additional curricular approaches for an integrated EBM curriculum. Helping residents become effective evidence users will require a sustained effort on the part of residents, faculty, and their educational institutions.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Rose Hatala MD, MSc

  2. Education Service, Durham Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center and Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

    Sheri A. Keitz MD, PhD

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa city, IA, USA

    Mark C. Wilson MD, MPH

  4. Departments of Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Gordon Guyatt MD, MSc

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Hatala, R., Keitz, S.A., Wilson, M.C. et al. Beyond journal clubs. J GEN INTERN MED 21, 538–541 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00445.x

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