Sample problems for the test

Hello students, here are a few extra problem sets to help you prepare for the exam. I've posted them here so that you can start a discussion amongst yourselves in the comments regarding the answers. Some of you may recognize these as the problem sets from Dr. John's group. (Thanks Dr. John for creating these … Continue reading Sample problems for the test →

Small Group #3 • Pediatrics

Dear students, We have posted the questions for the article for the third small group. In this we will be looking at the PECARN head trauma paper. Both can be found here on the Downloads page. Many of you commented that two articles is too much workload, especially so close to the end of the … Continue reading Small Group #3 • Pediatrics →

Small Group 2: Neurology

Hello students, The materials for the second small group sessions for the EBM course (RMD 529b) are posted on the website (downloads). Faculty from the Department of Neurology selected two essential papers on the care of stroke. You'll notice we posted our answer key from the last small group, as well. Based on your feedback … Continue reading Small Group 2: Neurology →

All 5 small group articles posted

Dear students, In the two groups we ran this week, you had requested that all the articles be posted early. We have put them up on the Downloads page, each under its corresponding column. Again, refer to the Syllabus for group and room assignments and which faculty will be running those sessions. Feel free to … Continue reading All 5 small group articles posted →

Spring Small Group 01: Psychiatry

Dear students, The problem set for the first small group has been posted on the downloads page. Scroll down to "Problem Sets for 529b." From here you can download PDF's of the articles and Google Docs of the questions (download as PDF, Word, or other format). There you'll find two articles hand-selected by faculty from … Continue reading Spring Small Group 01: Psychiatry →

Study Design Videos Being Posted

Hello students. Many of the videos for the "Fundamentals of Study Design" section are currently being posted. We're still busy writing the descriptions and creating the problem sets, and there are a few videos left to create. However we wanted to let you know early so you could get a jump on them early. Remember … Continue reading Study Design Videos Being Posted →

Number Needed To Treat Video Added

Dear students, we added a video on the Number Needed To Treat to the "Measuring Risks" lesson. Feel free to provide us with comments, suggestions and questions.

New Videos on Power Done

Dear students, The videos on statistical power and it's relation to type II error (β), effect size, type I error (α) and sample size have been completed. Here's a link to those videos. Let us know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks, Beth & Rahul

All Problem Sets (1st section) Now Have Answer Keys

Thanks to those who pointed out that some of the problem sets didn't have the answers accompanying them. I have gone through them all and they should all have answer keys with them. Let me know if you find any that are missing answers. Thanks!

Change in quiz date

Hello students. Apparently due to a misunderstanding, many of you were unaware of the content available on this site. I can only imagine how difficult the quiz was going to be without any material. We could have postponed the quiz one week, but this would be a lot of material to cover in that short … Continue reading Change in quiz date →