PubMed instruction for medical students: searching for a better way.
In 2007, Duke University Medical Center Library instituted an interactive, online PubMed tutorial and quiz for medical students to replace an in-person lecture. This article describes the events leading to this educational paradigm shift and how the tutorial was implemented. Important concerns in the switch to an online approach to PubMed training were student satisfaction and the extent to which searching skills would improve. To determine the effectiveness of the online model, two years of student quizzes and evaluations were examined. Results indicate that students benefit from and appreciate the interactive tutorial.
Tuttle
Brandi D
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Duke University Medical Center Library, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. brandi.tuttle@duke.edu
Von Isenburg
Megan
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Schardt
Connie
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Powers
Anne
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D004501:Education, Medical; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D039781:PubMed; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D013337:Students, Medical; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration*