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Table 3 Literature searches and EBM resource usage per week, by treatment group and postgraduate level

From: Evidence-based medicine training during residency: a randomized controlled trial of efficacy

 

PGY-1 (n = 48)

PGY-2 (n = 48**)

PGY-3 (n = 44)

 

Group Median

p-value*

Group Median

p-value*

Group Median

p-value*

Total Literature Searches

      

Workshop

1.5

0.25

4.0

0.50

4.0

0.48

Control

1.5

 

4.0

 

4.0

 

EBM Resource Usage

      

Up To Date Searches

      

Workshop

10.0

0.46

> 10.0

0.35

> 10.0

0.37

Control

> 10.0

 

> 10.0

 

> 10.0

 

MEDLINE Searches

      

Workshop

1.5

0.65

8.0

0.77

6.0

0.68

Control

4.0

 

8.0

 

6.0

 

ACP Journal Club

      

Workshop

0.0

0.22

0.0

0.63

1.5

0.12

Control

0.0

 

0.0

 

1.5

 

CDSR

      

Workshop

0.0

0.66

1.5

0.03

1.5

0.74

Control

0.0

 

0.0

 

1.5

 

DARE

      

Workshop

0.0

0.34

0.0

0.07

0.0

0.71

Control

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 
  1. *Mann-Whitney U p-value calculated
  2. ** Missing data for 1 resident on PGY-2 literature search item