Table 4 Location in Curriculum of EPA 7 Teaching and Assessment Activities by Librarians (n = 85)
Teaching n (%) | Assessment n (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EPA 7 Component Tasks | PC | C | B | N | NR | PC | C | B | N | NR |
Develop a well-formed, focused, pertinent clinical question | 27 (32) | 11 (13) | 34 (40) | 13 (15) | – | 20 (24) | 11 (13) | 18 (21) | 34 (40) | 2 (2) |
Demonstrate basic awareness and early skills in appraisal of both the sources and content of medical information using accepted criteria | 26 (30) | 10 (12) | 32 (38) | 17 (20) | – | 21 (25) | 9 (11) | 17 (20) | 36 (42) | 2 (2) |
Identify and demonstrate the use of information technology to access accurate and reliable online medical information | 27 (32) | 5 (6) | 42 (49) | 11 (13) | – | 25 (29) | 7 (8) | 20 (24) | 30 (35) | 3 (3) |
Demonstrate basic awareness and early skills in assessing applicability/generalizability of evidence and published studies to specific patients | 20 (24) | 12 (14) | 22 (26) | 31 (26) | – | 16 (19) | 8 (9) | 11 (13) | 47 (55) | 3 (3) |
Demonstrate curiosity, objectivity, and the use of scientific reasoning in acquisition of knowledge and application to patient care | 16 (19) | 7 (8) | 22 (26) | 39 (46) | 1 (1) | 5 (6) | 6 (7) | 11 (13) | 61 (72) | 2 (2) |
Apply the primary findings of one’s information search to an individual patient(s) | 14 (16) | 12 (14) | 15 (18) | 43 (50) | 1 (1) | 8 (9) | 9 (11) | 9 (11) | 56 (66) | 3 (3) |
Communicate one’s findings to the health care team (including the patient/family) | 8 (9) | 13 (15) | 8 (9) | 54 (63) | 2 (2) | 6 (7) | 8 (9) | 7 (8) | 62 (73) | 2 (2) |
Close the loop through reflection on the process and the outcome for the patient | 6 (7) | 10 (12) | 8 (9) | 59 (69) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 6 (7) | 6 (7) | 70 (82) | 2 (2) |