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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 | |||
