title: A drug information center module to train pharmacy students in evidence-based practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To use a drug information center training module to teach evidence-based medicine to pharmacy students and to assess their satisfaction with the experience.
  
  
  METHODS
  During the 5-week module, students were taught how to develop information search strategies and to conduct critical analysis of scientific papers. The instructors developed activities based on past requests received by the university's Drug Information Center. The complexity of the assignments increased throughout the module.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred twenty-one students were trained between August 2009 and July 2010. Sixty-seven (55.4%) completed a voluntary assessment form at the completion of the 5-week module. Students' feedback was positive, with 11 students suggesting that the module be integrated into the undergraduate curriculum. The most frequently (52.2%) mentioned area of dissatisfaction was with the performance of computers in the computer laboratory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The drug information center training module was an effective tool for teaching evidence-based medicine to pharmacy students. Additional research is needed to determine whether graduates are able to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the module to the pharmacy practice setting.
authors.affiliation: Drug Information Center, Professor Edgard Santos University Hospital, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. isecsousa@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ivellise Costa
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: de Sousa
authors.forename: Juceni Pereira
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: de Lima David
authors.forename: Lúcia de Araujo Costa Beisl
authors.initials: Lde A
authors.lastname: Noblat
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D004346:Drug Information Services; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D018961:Educational Technology; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000193:education*; D005246:Feedback; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*
keywords: drug information; evidence-based practice; pharmacy students