Jens Wilkens, Hans Thulesius, Björn Ekman
From office to digital primary care services: analysing income-related inequalities in utilization
International journal for equity in health
background ineffective utilization journal clubs jcs preclinical dental students led lack research effectiveness developing skills critical reasoning evidencebased medicine ebm practice therefore implemented jcs firstyear undergraduate dental students measured effectiveness using integrated assessing competency evidencebased medicine ace tool methodology conducted quasiexperimental study ebm included curriculum preclinical students hybrid model yearlong blended learning approach 50student class divided five groups 10 students group participating seven jcs related physiology curriculum conducting critical analysis selfdirected learning sessions students created interactive powerpoint presentations followed discussion instructors offered feedback session based 12 levels kirkpatricks training evaluation model inferential statistics used comparative analysis ace tool pre posttest using spss version 26 ibm corp armonk ny usa results linear trend median score 6 pretest 9 posttest detected using box whisker plot using paired sample ttest mean difference 95 confidence interval pretest posttest responses 314 232 396 p 0001 terms posttest responses items difficulty index ranged 03 09 internal reliability acceptable range 015 range 05018 item discriminatory index range 08 02 cronbachs alpha 064 deemed acceptable conclusions results show preclinical dentistry students appreciated use jcs improve active learning critical appraisal analytical decisionmaking skills 15item ace measure useful reliable tool assessing dentistry students ebm proficiency pakistan