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Evidence-based medicine and research
Read a paper critically, find the best evidence fast, and start your own research.
2 to 3 months Intermediate 3 steps, all free
Who it's for
Medical students, interns and doctors who want to practise and write with evidence.
Where it leads
- Clinician researcher
- Academic medicine
- Public health
By the end you can
- Find the best evidence for a clinical question in minutes
- Appraise a trial or a meta-analysis
- Write a case report or a small study for publication
- 1
Search the literature
PubMed and the right search terms find the evidence that answers a real question.
- 2
Appraise what you read
Bias, confounding and statistics decide whether a result is worth acting on.
- 3
Write and publish
A case report or a small study is how most doctors start publishing.
- DocsEQUATOR Network: reporting guidelinesEQUATOR Network
- DocsICMR: research ethics guidelinesIndian Council of Medical Research
Do this: Write up one interesting case following the CARE guideline and submit it.
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