Students can complete a systematic, critical review of scientific literature on a topic of their choice related to the broad scope of family medicine. Formal written reviews can meet the III – Selecting 2 requirement. Original research usually starts with such a review of the current literature on the study topic. Successful reviews are built around a focused research question. One approach to defining a question is the PICOS format: patient, population, problem, intervention, comparison, outcome, study.
Family Medicine Resources on Critical Literature Review
Other Resources on Critical Appraisal and Evidence-Based Medicine
- JAMA Users’ Guide to the Medical Literature Center for Health Evidence – Users’ Guides to Evidence-Based Practice
UW III-2 Resources