Objective To assess the effect of a new educational model for evidence-based medicine (EBM), which is called "2+N" model with the main characteristic of classroom teaching plus volunteer practice.
Methods Questionnaire survey was conducted to collect data.
Results There were averagely 39 volunteers participated in this activity per year, with an increasing trend. Most of them were sophomore and junior undergraduates from different specialties in medical filed. All participates acquired a better understanding of EBM knowledge; more than 60% of them could handle data searching, collecting and assessing by themselves in the end of the activity.
Conclusion Our five years’ experience of EBM education practice for medical students suggested that the new educational model has a promising future.
Citation： TAO Tiejun,LI Youping,CAI Yujia,ZOU Yan,XIONG Yin,WEI Maoling,WANG Li. Experience of Evidence-based Medicine Education for Medical Student:Assessment of Volunteers’ Activities in Summer Vacation. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2003, 03(4): 280-283. doi: Copy