Evidence-based Medicine (EBM)

The Medical Center Library was asked to develop a plan for teaching EBM through the 4 years of Medical School. This document reflects the development of an EBM "thread" that builds on skills throughout the 4 years. The Library's role is coordinator, instructor, website builder, and facilitator.

Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) combines individual clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence from systematic research in making decisions about the care of individual patients. Clinical expertise is the proficiency and judgment that individual clinicians acquire through clinical experience and practice. Clinical evidence comes from patient centered clinical research which investigates the accuracy and precision of diagnostic tests, the efficacy and safety of therapeutic regimes, and the reliability of prognostic indicators. The powerful combination of clinical expertise and documented evidence results in safer, more efficacious and accurate care of the patient.

Gastroenterology – Introduction

Diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, which includes the organs from mouth to anus, along the alimentary canal, are the focus of this specialty. Physicians practicing in this field of medicine are called gastroenterologists.

Bacterial gastroenteritis is a very common disorder. It has many causes, can range from mild to severe, and usually manifests with symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal discomfort. Other causes of some of these symptoms include viral infections, improper diet, malabsorption syndromes, various enteropathies, and inflammatory bowel disease.

Bacterial gastroenteritis is usually self-limited, but improper management of an acute infection can lead to a protracted course. By far, the most common complication is dehydration.

Medicine and Cardiology Teaching

"Medicine" is also often used amongst medical professionals as shorthand for internal medicine teaching. Veterinary medicine is the practice of health care in animal species other than human beings.

The practice of medicine combines both science and art. Science and technology is the evidence base for many clinical problems for the general population at large. The art of medicine is the application of this medical knowledge in combination with intuition and clinical judgment to determine the proper diagnoses and treatment plan for each unique patient and to treat the patient accordingly.

The division of cardiology teaching carries an ambitious academic and service mission. Among principles objectives are enhancing its development prospects and uplifting the quality, standard of the clinical services.

The traditional mode of operation of the cardiology services has revolved around in patient tertiary care, the rapidly changing technology and evolving practice trends in the country warrant considerable modification of the existing pattern of action