ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2011
A validated search assessment tool: assessing practice-based learning and improvement in a residency program.
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- Educational interventions to improve literature searching skills in the health sciences: a scoping review.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2020Article
- Development and pilot testing of a tool to assess evidence-based practice skills among French general practitioners.BMC medical education · 2018Article
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- Evidence-based medicine at the intersection of research interests between academic health sciences librarians and medical educators: a review of the literature.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2012Review
- Is literature search training for medical students and residents effective? a literature review.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2012Review
- Time to rethink the role of the library in educating doctors: driving information literacy in the clinical environment.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to validate an assessment instrument for MEDLINE search strategies at an academic medical center.
methodTwo approaches were used to investigate if the search assessment tool could capture performance differences in search strategy construction. First, data from an evaluation of MEDLINE searches from a pediatric resident's longitudinal assessment were investigated. Second, a cross-section of search strategies from residents in one incoming class was compared with strategies of residents graduating a year later. MEDLINE search strategies formulated by faculty who had been identified as having search expertise were used as a gold standard comparison. Participants were presented with a clinical scenario and asked to identify the search question and conduct a MEDLINE search. Two librarians rated the blinded search strategies.
resultsSearch strategy scores were significantly higher for residents who received training than the comparison group with no training. There was no significant difference in search strategy scores between senior residents who received training and faculty experts.
conclusionThe results provide evidence for the validity of the instrument to evaluate MEDLINE search strategies. This assessment tool can measure improvements in information-seeking skills and provide data to fulfill Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education competencies.
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