Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants in Evidence Based Medicine teaching trial.
| Computer N = 25 | Lecture N = 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| n % | n (%) | |
| Access to a staffed medical/health care library | 25 (100) | 28 (93) |
| Access to literature via the Internet | 24 (96) | 29 (97) |
| Searched the literature for evidence | 23 (92) | 22 (73) |
| Education or training in Research methods | 11 (56) | 16 (53) |
| Education or training in Epidemiology | 9 (36) | 18 (60) |
| Education or training in Statistics | 9 (36) | 17 (57) |
| Personally been involved in conducting research | 20 (80) | 20 (67) |
Evidence based medicine and literature review teaching is not currently part of the UK undergraduate medical curriculum.