Evidence-based information-seeking skills of junior doctors entering the workforce: An evaluation of the impact of information literacy training during pre-clinical years

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-129

  Cullen, Rowena ^a   Clark, Megan ^b   Esson, Rachel ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Doctors; Education and training; Evidence based practice; Information; Literacy; Qualitative; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIBRARY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 79955969139     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2011.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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