John E Brush, Mark Lee, Jonathan Sherbino, Judith C Taylor-Fishwick, Geoffrey Norman
Effect of Teaching Bayesian Methods Using Learning by Concept vs Learning by Example on Medical Students' Ability to Estimate Probability of a Diagnosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA network open
demand medical writing rise academic medical entities worldwide however huge disparity perception professional medical writing arises inadequate education regularity service quality potential ethical challenges hence aimed examine knowledge attitude perception toward professional medical writing support pmws healthcare professionals king fahad medical city kfmc observational crosssectional study conducted using questionnaire validated accuracy clarity expert panel academic integrity selfadministered questionnaires distributed 200 healthcare professionals broad range specialties throughout kfmc sociodemographic characteristics healthcare professionals knowledge attitudes perceptions recorded responses quantitatively evaluated using 5point likert scale analyzed using statistical package social sciences 25 ibm new york united states 162 healthcare professionals kfmc filled questionnaire completely respondents agreed acceptable medical writers help writing publications offered valuable service concerning association sociodemographic characteristics mean score knowledge found significantly related age 45 years p0001 phd degree p0044 5 years research experience p0001 facultyconsultant p0005 significant association found mean total score attitude participants 5 years research experience found higher significant level perception p0004 study highlights pmws relatively wellutilized perceived positively within kfmc need research education ethics regarding use pmws