MPAS 5207 Principles of Evidence Based Medicine

2 SCH. This course equips students with the ability to interpret and appraise evidence in the medical literature and apply such concepts in clinical decision-making. The course includes use of a journal club to focus on practical application skills through discussions, activities, focused readings, group sharing, and presentations. Lectures introduce basic concepts, clinical research designs, biostatistics, and biases and limitations of medical literature. Assessment is conducted using written assignments, presentations, quizzes, and exams.