The cornerstone of evidence based medicine (EBM) training is student research literacy. In this foundational step, students learn to become consumers of research with a broad understanding of how to access, evaluate, and communicate about research literature with fellow practitioners and patients. As students’ progress to become evidence informed clinicians, they learn to weigh and apply research in their clinical practice. Recognizing the value of research literacy in medical curriculum, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded several institutions to develop a curriculum that promoted research literacy and EBM.

Competency based educational strategies guides EBM curriculum development. This webinar will review the competencies and teaching strategies developed and implemented to enhance research literacy at the National College of Natural Medicine, as well as other institutions funded by the NIH to develop research curriculum. These strategies involved development of learning objectives to guide both curriculum development and assessment, examples of faculty driven learning activities, and longitudinal curricula initiatives to encourage skill reinforcement. Classroom and clinical teaching strategies, instructional methods, and pedagogical approaches will be shared. Institutional challenges encountered and lessons learned in implementing the programs will also be discussed.

Target Audience

DMU faculty and staff.

Speaker

Heather Zwickey, PhD
Dean of Research at the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM), Director of Helfgott Research Institute, and Professor of Immunology