Teaching evidence based medicine to surgery residents-is journal club the best format? A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-100

  Ahmadi, Negar ^a   McKenzie, Margaret E ^a   MacLean, Anthony ^b   Brown, Carl J ^c   Mastracci, Tara ^d   McLeod, Robin S ^a,e,f  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Cleveland Clinic Foundation   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

critical appraisal; evidence based medicine; journal club; surgical education

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GROUP PROCESSES; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84855175744     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2011.07.004     Document Type: Review

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