Structure and duration of the diploma

The diploma program will have a minimum duration of 120 hours and the modules in which its structure is subdivided must be organized into 4 modules composed of different topics related to the module.

Diploma skills

At the end of the course, the participant is expected to achieve the following achievements:

Knowledge:

• Define the main designs used in clinical research and know their advantages and limitations.
• Describe the main measures used in research to present the results of clinical studies.
• Define Evidence-Based Medicine. (MBE).
• Describe the steps of Evidence-Based Medicine.
• Describe the conceptual basis for the practice of MBE.
• Describe the advantages, limitations, and elements required to advance MBE.
• Define the components of a well-formulated clinical question.
• List the main databases available locally and over the Internet to advance searches of biomedical literature.
• Know the principles to critically read the main types of articles published in the biomedical literature.
• Describe the principles that determine whether the evidence obtained in the literature applies to individual patients in the usual practice.
• Describe the process for evaluating the results of MBE practice.

Skills:

• Support the development of clinical research proposals.
• Identify the main designs used in clinical research.
• Ask clinical questions that serve as a starting point for practicing MBE.
• Efficiently advance literature searches in locally or internet-available databases.
• Critically appreciate the main types of articles published in the biomedical literature (evaluation of interventions, diagnostic tests, causation, clinical course, literature reviews, clinical practice guides, economic evaluations).
• Evaluate the results of the MBE practice.

Attitudes:

• Develop a systematic and rigorous approach to the practice and teaching of medicine.

Methodology

For the development of this course, it is appropriate for the participant to simultaneously develop their clinical activities since the methodology used will be eminently practical; problems often arise in service journals, external consultation, and/or in different situations of clinical practice where difficulties arise in decision-making related to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.