FOM: Medical Tertiary Resources 7/31/2024

USMLE: Biostatistics, Epidemiology/Population Health, & Interpretation of the Medical Literature

• Study design, types and selection of studies (includes dependent/independent variables)
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analysis

USMLE: Social Sciences

• Communication and interpersonal skills, including health literacy and numeracy, cultural competence
  • Patient interviewing, consultation, and interactions with the family (patient- centered communication skills)
    • enabling patient behaviors (eg, education and counseling)
• Systems-based practice (including health systems, public health, community, schools) and patient safety (including basic concepts and terminology)
  • Quality improvement
    • Improvement science principles
    • Variation and standardization: guidelines

AAMC Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering Residency

• EPA 7: Form Clinical Questions and Retrieve Evidence to Advance Patient Care

FOM

July 31, 2024

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Optional tertiary resources assignment office hours/help sessions - August 7th and 8th at 12 pm. See CANVAS for more information.

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:

• Tertiary resources assignment due at 5 pm on August 9th. Upload the document to the PPC I assignment tool in CANVAS.

TOPIC: Medical Tertiary Resources lecture

FACULTY: Heather McEwen, MLIS, MS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

AT THE END OF THE WORKSHOP, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Differentiate between primary, secondary, and tertiary resources

• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing tertiary resources

• Explain how to evaluate the quality of tertiary resources

• Practice using tertiary resources that physicians consult to answer clinical information questions

• Discuss the components of the drug and herbal monographs

• Distinguish when clinical guidelines or journal articles should be consulted

• Distinguish when drug monographs or journal articles should be consulted

• Practice using drug monographs, textbooks, clinical guidelines, and systematic reviews to answer clinical questions.

Tertiary Resources Assignment Information:

• You must use the resources in the Tertiary Resources assignment guide to complete your assignment.
• Your tertiary resources assignment will be emailed to you the first week of PPC I.
• Tertiary Resources Assignment due at 5 pm on August 9th. You can turn in the assignment early.
• Turn in your assignment via your FOM assignment tool in CANVAS. Your graded assignment will be returned to you via your assignment tool.
• Assignment remediation: Any student receiving less than 70% on the assignment must remediate the assignment. They will be given ten additional questions to complete.
• Mac users – See the note in the assignment guide about converting the document form

ASSESSMENT:

• FOM Tertiary Resources Assignment

Tertiary Resources Assignment FAQ:

• Where can I find my assignment?
• What resources should I use for the assignment? See the tertiary resources assignment tab of this guide.