Guangyu Li, Jiayu Wu, Xiaoyue Wang
Predicting functional UTR variants by integrating region-specific features
Briefings in bioinformatics
evidencebased medicine ebm conscientious explicit judicious use current best evidence decisionmaking care patients teaching best evidence practice residency include formal freestanding content well integration clinical scenarios patient care sought assess attitudes experience knowledge ebm urology residency training across canada anonymous crosssectional selfreport questionnaire completed convenience sample 29 residents including chief urology residents englishspeaking programs across canada survey included openended closedended questions designed assess familiarity attitudes towards ebm potential barriers developing ebm skills surgical training program questions formatted determine understanding statistical analytical concepts well familiarity available ebm resources descriptive correlative statistics used analyze responses response rate 100 overwhelming majority residents felt ebm important component urology residency journal club common vehicle discussing best evidence concepts however significant variation presence freestanding formal curricula across programs 28 residents signifying received formal training program apparent level understanding important ebm terminology resources appears limited frequently stated barriers incorporating ebm curricula urology training time constraints perceived lack expert educators selfreport survey urology chief residents identified overwhelming acceptance importance ebm training although best evidence practices appears addressed journal clubs reallife clinical experiences obvious lack familiarity understanding ebm content resources would suggest need redoubling efforts ensure appropriate exposure instruction training programs