Course Catalog

 
06-406 ADVANCED EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
Department MEDICINE Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Co-enrolled Elective Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director TERRENCE SHANEYFELT, MD, MPH Enrollment Limit 20
Contact TERRENCE SHANEYFELT, MD, MPH Enrollment Minimum 3
Email terrys@uab.edu Address VAMC 5C, zip 0001
Phone (205) 934-3007 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
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Prerequisites * * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * THIS COURSE IS LIMITED TO MS-3 AND MS-4 STUDENTS ONLY. STUDENTS MUST BE IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING (NOT ON PROBATION) TO ENROLL IN THIS CO-ENROLLED COURSE. Please consider your schedule carefully as co-enrolled course requirements are entirely independent of your other academic responsibilities. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description During your MS-2 year you learned about basic study design and basic statistical principles. This course will teach you how to critically appraise each of the main types of studies and apply evidence to individual patients. This will be a self-directed blended course with mostly online components with some face to face sessions. Students will be required to read background materials and clinical research articles. The course will use multiple approaches to deeper learning: readings, reflections, group interactions, and a final project. This course can be taken for partial credit (in combination with the 2nd year EBM course) for MD-MPH students to satisfy the MPH degree requirements. Students should expect to spend 2-4 hours per week on course activities. Co-enrolled elective courses offer 2 weeks elective credit each; a student may only receive a max of 4 weeks elective credit from co-enrolled courses. STUDENTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO BE ENROLLED IN ONE CO-ENROLLED COURSE AT A TIME.
Where To Report Class meets virtually at a mutually agreed upon time.
Requirements This course is based on collaborative inquiry and knowledge construction so students must be active participants in the course. Ultimately, students have the primary responsibility for learning.
Prior to the start of the course, students should set up their own blog as this will be used for various class activities. Free blogs are available at WordPress and Blogger. Students must have a computer with internet access.
Evaluation Pass/Fail based on class participation, attendance, assignments.
Notes Students are responsible for communicating with their respective course directors to insure they can attend this course at the assigned dates.

Co-enrolled elective courses offer 2 weeks elective credit each; a student may only receive a max of 4 weeks elective credit from co-enrolled courses. STUDENTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO BE ENROLLED IN ONE CO-ENROLLED COURSE AT A TIME.