On Wednesday, January 11, Rachel Pinotti, Assistant Library Director for Research and Education Services, and Andrew Coyle, Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine & Medical Education, gave a Grand Rounds presentation – “ISMMS Institute for Medical Education Grand Rounds: Evidence Based Medicine Education – From Episodic to Integrated.”
The presentation provided an overview of the challenges and opportunities inherent in incorporating evidence-based medicine (EBM) content into the medical school curriculum. After a brief introduction to core EBM concepts and a review of what some of ISMMS’s peer institutions are doing with regards to teaching EBM, the session took a deep dive into the longitudinal curriculum developed by Rachel & Dr. Coyle for ISMMS students. Each slide included both teaching modalities and recommendations for incorporating EBM into the clinical educational environment. Dr. Reena Karani, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, introduced Rachel & Dr. Coyle.
Additionally, Rachel recently presented a session with Linda Paulls, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Library Manager entitled “ISMMS Institute for Medical Education Grand Rounds: Evidence Based Medicine Education – From Episodic to Integrated” which was designed for an audience of practicing clinicians (both housestaff and attending physicians). The aim of this session was to equip all attendees with two or more new strategies for finding evidence to answer clinical questions. The session touched on optimal resources to consult for broad, general questions as well as for targeted specific questions. We demonstrated effective search techniques on several resources and also touched on a framework for evaluating information quality. We rounded out the session by highlighting some of the mobile apps and services provided by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Libraries, with a special nod to our Ask-A-Librarian service.