title: Evidence-based medicine: a persisting desire under fire.
abstract: Healthcare infrastructure and medical schools in Syria have been greatly compromised by military conflict and humanitarian disaster. Medical students and healthcare professionals reached out for remote learning opportunities. Surprisingly, they desired a curriculum in evidence-based medicine. We report on a curriculum that was delivered to 126 learners using an online remote delivery platform. This experience demonstrates the feasibility of this approach in disaster-stricken areas and underscores the importance of evidence-based medicine even under such conditions.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Fares
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alahdab
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Samer
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9960-7587
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alabed
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Moujahed
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad Anass
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Al Sallakh
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Tareq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alyousef
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Ubai
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Alsharif
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Munes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fares
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: M Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Murad
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D061108:Social Media; D013593:Syria; D014857:Warfare
keywords: EDUCATION & TRAINING (see Medical Education & Training); MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING