Critical Appraisal Skills for the Medical Professional (MEDI3021)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2017
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Medicine Faculty
Units
1
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
2 Contact hours
Incompatible
MEDI3008, MEDI3009, MEDI3020, MEDI4021
Prerequisite
Successful completion of Year 2 MBBS courses
Companion
Year 3 clinical rotation courses selected from MEDI3003 Surgery, MEDI3004 Mental Health, MEDI3005 General Practice, MEDI3007 Medicine, MEDI3013 Medicine in Society
Restricted
Restricted to MBBS students ONLY
Assessment methods
Online Quiz, Critical Appraisal, Online Exam
Course enquiries
Course description
This course will build upon the foundation course MEDI1042 and will emphasise how medical students, as future practitioners, can incorporate an evidence-based approach in their clinical practice. The course will focus on developing the skills medical professionals require to make clinical decisions about the relevance, validity and trustworthiness of the published literature. Students will develop the ability to critically review existing evidence about effects of interventions and evidence about diagnosis and prognosis and ultimately make clinical decisions based upon that evidence. Students will be re-introduced to clinical research methods, understand the way these studies are analysed and how evidence is reported in the medical literature. Students will be guided though all stages of the course using formative learning activities. The first summative assignment will focus on the critical appraisal of published clinical evidence. Students will be required to undertake a review of current research using a published critical appraisal checklist. This will be assessed using a MCQ assessment. In the final assessment students will be presented with a number of different questions and/or clinical case studies and be required to assess the information or analyse the data presented. This will be assessed using a MCQ assessment.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) | Herston | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) | Herston | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) | Herston | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) | Herston | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) | Herston | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) | Herston | Internal | Course Profile |