Abstract
Background: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is important in training doctors for high-quality care. Yet little is known about whether ambulatory precepting incorporates the concepts and principles of EBM. Methods: The authors observed and audiotaped 95 internal medicine residency precepting interactions and rated interactions using a qualitative analytic template consisting of three criteria: (1) presence of clinical questions; (2) presence of an evidence-based process; and (3) resident ability to articulate a clinical question. Results: Sixty-seven of 95 audio tapes (71%) were of acceptable quality to allow template analysis. Thirty (45%) contained explicit clinical questions; 11 (16%) included an evidence-based process. Resident ability to articulate a clinical question when prompted was rated as at least 'fair' in 59 of 67 interactions (88%). Conclusions: EBM was not optimally implemented in these clinics. Future research could explore more systematically what factors facilitate or impair the use of EBM in the real-time ambulatory training context.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 780-784 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2008 |
Keywords
- Evidence-based medicine
- Graduate medical education
- Precepting
- Qualitative research
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health