What is the Best Evidence Medical Education?
Journal Title: Research and Development in Medical Education - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) is defined as: “The implementation by teachers and educational bodies in their practice, of methods and approaches to education based on the best evidence available.” Five steps have been recognized in the practice of BEME. These are: framing the question, developing a search strategy, evaluating the evidence, implementing change and evaluating that change. In this paper, I described the concept of BEME, its steps, and challenges.
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Rasoul Masoomi
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- DOI 10.5681/rdme.2012.002
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