Amie Steel, Hope Foley, Kim Graham, Joanna Harnett, Jon Adams
Patient experiences of information-sharing and patient-centred care across the broad landscape of primary care practice and provision: a nationally representative survey of Australian adults
BMC primary care
student pharmacists expected demonstrate understanding commonly employed statistical tests study describes integration biostatistics evidencebased medicine course series using learnercentered model tailored students needs interests course series included thirteen twohour biostatistics sessions focused interpreting results critiquing statistical methods three lab sessions also included focused producing summary reports clinical data journal club presentations key method assessing knowledge survey evaluate students perceptions course level confidence applying biostatistical concepts administered twice measure change time within two student cohorts results survey showed significantly higher proportion students agreed understood analyses covered class 97 vs 44 p 0001 felt confident interpreting results 82 vs 41 p 0001 third year compared second year students agreed learned important skills future practice significantly higher mean exam score 825 vs 762 p 0001 results indicate improvement students perceptions time regards knowledge usefulness course content although integrating biostatistics literatureevaluation course common first study evaluated teaching one semester beyond inclusion assessment rubrics