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Guide for How to Find the Best Evidence sessions in Health, Illness, and Disease I.

About this guide

This guide is used in the How to Find the Best Evidence small group session in Health, Illness, & Disease I in the M.D. curriculum at Weill Cornell Medical College.

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Learning outcomes

Identify the five types of foreground questions and which primary study type is ideal for each, based on the hierarchy of evidence
Format foreground questions using PICO
Evaluate and compare different evidence-based information sources

Session plan

Work through in-class activity
Compare answers in pairs
Discuss as large group
Time for Q&A