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ArticleMedical education online2024

Effect of a workplace-based learning program on clerkship students' behaviors and attitudes toward evidence-based medicine practice.

Hajime Kasai, Go Saito, Kenichiro Takeda, Hiroshi Tajima, Chiaki Kawame, Nami Hayama, Kiyoshi Shikino, Ikuo Shimizu, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Mayumi Asahina and 2 more

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Hajime KasaiDepartment of Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1102-4334
Go SaitoDepartment of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Kenichiro TakedaHealth Professional Development Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Hiroshi TajimaDepartment of Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Chiaki KawameDepartment of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Nami HayamaDepartment of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Kiyoshi ShikinoHealth Professional Development Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Ikuo ShimizuDepartment of Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Kazuyo YamauchiHealth Professional Development Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Mayumi AsahinaHealth Professional Development Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Takuji SuzukiDepartment of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Shoichi ItoDepartment of Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.

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Abstract

In clinical clerkship (CC), medical students can practice evidence-based medicine (EBM) with their assigned patients. Although CC can be a valuable opportunity for EBM education, the impact of EBM training, including long-term behavioral changes, remains unclear. One hundred and nine fourth- and fifth-year medical students undergoing CC at a medical school in Japan attended a workplace-based learning program for EBM during CC (WB-EBM), which included the practice of the five steps of EBM. The program's effect on the students' attitudes toward EBM in CC was assessed through questionnaires. A total of 88 medical students participated in the program. Responses to the questionnaire indicated high satisfaction with the WB-EBM program. The most common theme in students' clinical problems with their assigned patients was the choice of treatment, followed by its effect. Based on the responses in the post-survey for the long-term effects of the program, the frequency of problem formulation and article reading tended to increase in the 'within six months' group comprising 18 students who participated in the WB-EBM program, compared with the control group comprising 34 students who did not. Additionally, the ability to self-assess problem formulation was significantly higher, compared with the control group. However, among 52 students who participated in the WB-EBM program more than six months later, EBM-related behavioral habits in CC and self-assessments of the five steps of EBM were not significantly different from those in the control group. The WB-EBM program was acceptable for medical students in CC. It motivated them to formulate clinical questions and enhanced their critical thinking. Moreover, the WB-EBM program can improve habits and self-evaluations about EBM. However, as its effects may not last more than six months, it may need to be repeated across departments throughout CC to change behavior in EBM practice.

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Clinical ClerkshipEvidence-Based MedicineStudents, MedicalWorkplaceAttitude of Health PersonnelFemaleHumansJapanMaleSurveys and Questionnairesclinical clerkshipEvidence-based medicinemedical studentspeer-reviewworkplace-based

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PMCPMC11134098

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