Medical education
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparison of directed and self-directed learning in evidence-based medicine: a randomised controlled trial.
To compare 2 educational programmes for teaching evidence-based medicine (EBM). ⋯ This trial and its accompanying qualitative evaluation suggest that self-directed, computer-assisted learning may be an alternative format for teaching EBM. However, further research is needed to confirm this and investigate alternative educational models.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Individualised training to improve teaching competence of general practitioner trainers: a randomised controlled trial.
In Flanders an important part of training to become a general practitioner (GP) is undertaken within a general practice. This requires a GP trainer to know how to facilitate learning processes. This paper reports a study focused on the research question: Does short but individualised training of GP trainers contribute to their teaching competence? ⋯ General practitioners who start as GP trainers have insufficient teaching competence to guarantee good coaching of students. A personal programme leads to progress in teaching competence; however, it would seem that more time and support are necessary to allow GP trainers to gain full teaching competence. The fact that the control group made progress as well suggests that the test had an important learning effect.