Table 1.

Content of the CE and EBM module

Topic	Methods	Modulea
Introduction to evidence-based medicine	Lecture	EBM
How to make an evidence-based case report	Lecture	EBM
Making an answerable clinical question	Lecture	EBM
Frequency and association measures	Lecture	CE
Diagnosis	Lecture	CE
Prognosis	Lecture	CE
Formulation of the clinical question; search and comparison of study-book knowledge, study of EBCR design	Group work	EBM
Intervention	Lecture	CE
Aetiology	Lecture	CE
Critical appraisals	Lecture	EBM
Internet literature search	Practical lecture	EBM
Computer exercise on prognosis and diagnosis	Practical lecture	CE
Exercise critical appraisal on therapy	Group work	EBM
Establishing the search query, literature search and selection, critical appraisal of the selected papers regarding their relevance and methods, description of methods and (provisional) results	Group work	EBM
Levels of evidence	Lecture	EBM
Computer exercise on aetiology and intervention	Practical lecture	CE
Exercise critical appraisal on prognosis and diagnosis	Group work	EBM
Sorting and structurally summarize the search and appraisal; description of methods and (provisional) results	Group work	EBM
Exercise critical appraisal on aetiology	Group work	EBM
Report of EBCR both orally and in writing according to the requirements for form, structure and content; formulation of a recommendation for patient care and further research	Group work	EBM

^aBased on the original structure in UMCU where the CE and EBM were given in separate module