Citation

Alahdab F, Alabed S, Al-Moujahed A, Al Sallakh MA, Alyousef T, Alsharif U, Fares M, Murad MH. Evid. Based Med. 2016; 22(1): 9-11.

Affiliation

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/ebmed-2016-110608

PMID

27965267

Abstract

Healthcare infrastructure and medical schools in Syria have been greatly compromised by military conflict and humanitarian disaster. Medical students and healthcare professionals reached out for remote learning opportunities. Surprisingly, they desired a curriculum in evidence-based medicine. We report on a curriculum that was delivered to 126 learners using an online remote delivery platform. This experience demonstrates the feasibility of this approach in disaster-stricken areas and underscores the importance of evidence-based medicine even under such conditions.

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Language: en