Table 4.

Individual and Shared Evidence-Based Medicine Competencies

Shared competencies

Articulate an answerable clinical question

Effectively gather information, including conducting an evidence‐based literature search

Critically evaluate scientific literature and different forms of evidence

Synthesize and interpret the evidence

Effectively apply relevant evidence to clinical practice

Individual school competencies

Understand, define, and discuss the importance of research and evidence-informed practice and describe current research in one's field

Describe fundamental principles of research, including study designs, sources of bias, and concepts of biostatistics

Be familiar with the principles and regulations of human subjects protection in the conduct of research and maintain ethical standards of practice

Test and contextualize new insights against a variety of complex systems and theories of medical care

Effectively use evidence-informed to communicate with patients, other health care providers, third-party payers, and others

Engage in personal and professional development and self-evaluation or reflective practice

Be able to describe nonresearch forms of evidence and differentiate which information to consider as evidence

Participates in the culture of research and contributes to the research base