Literature Search Skills of Japanese Medical Students in Clinical Clerkship - the Current Status and Effects of Brief Guidance

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  • Kasai Hajime
    Health Professional Development Center, Chiba University Hospital Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
  • Saito Go
    Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
  • Ito Shoichi
    Health Professional Development Center, Chiba University Hospital Department of Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
  • Matsumoto Yohei
    Health Professional Development Center, Chiba University Hospital Institute for Excellence in Educational Innovation, Chiba University
  • Tajima Hiroshi
    Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
  • Kuriyama Ayaka
    Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
  • Takahashi Yukiko
    Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
  • Tatsumi Koichiro
    Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University

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  • クリニカルクラークシップ中の医学生における文献検索の現状と文献検索方法の講義によるリテラシー向上についての検討
  • 教育実践研究 クリニカルクラークシップ中の医学生における文献検索の現状と文献検索方法の講義によるリテラシー向上についての検討
  • キョウイク ジッセン ケンキュウ クリニカルクラークシップ チュウ ノ イガクセイ ニ オケル ブンケン ケンサク ノ ゲンジョウ ト ブンケン ケンサク ホウホウ ノ コウギ ニ ヨル リテラシー コウジョウ ニ ツイテ ノ ケントウ

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<p>Introduction: During their clinical clerkship (CC), Japanese medical students’ literature searching skills were ambiguous. We conducted a questionnaire survey on students’ search processes to determine whether this skill improved after a lecture on conducting searches.　Method: This study was conducted from May to December 2019. The questionnaire survey was followed by a 90-minute lecture combining information and relevant activities. The questionnaire included students’ self-evaluation of their literature searching abilities, and references from their medical summaries and reports were compared to those of students from a 2018 group who did not attend the lecture.　Results: Sixty-seven students participated in the questionnaire survey and lecture. Questionnaire results demonstrated that the most frequently used search tool was PubMed. Regularly used types of literature were Japanese textbooks medical guidelines issued by the Japanese Medical Society, and English-language medical journal articles. The two major difficulties in conducting searches were the inability to critically appraise the literature and inadequate English reading skills.　The students’ satisfaction level regarding the lecture was found to be acceptable. After attending the lecture, students’ self-evaluation of their literature searching abilities improved significantly. Furthermore, compared to the 2018 group, references in students’ summaries and reports increased. Additionally, the number of English-language medical journal articles cited in reports was higher among students in the 2019 group than the 2018 group.　Conclusions: Although CC students can conduct literature searches, they struggle with critical appraisal and English-language comprehension. Interventions such as lectures may effectively improve their searching skills during CC.</p>

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