Edinburgh Medical School, CMVM

Module

Research and Evidence Based Medicine (Year 1 and Year 2, MBChB)

Academic year

2024-2025

Notes

Teaching across both MBChB years.

DRPS entries (2024-25)

REBM appears within the MBChB Foundations of Medicine courses rather than as a standalone DRPS course page.

• Year 1 context: HCP-Med: Foundations of Medicine 1 (MBCH08014)
• Year 2 context: HCP-Med: Foundations of Medicine 2 (MBCH09020)
• School/College: Edinburgh Medical School, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
• Level/Credits: SCQF 8 (Year 1) and SCQF 9 (Year 2), each 90 credits (ECTS 45)
• Course start: Full Year
• DRPS URLs:
  • https://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/24-25/dpt/cxmbch08014.htm
  • https://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/24-25/dpt/cxmbch09020.htm
• Summary: REBM is included within the integrated MBChB curriculum and referenced in teaching and feedback components rather than listed as a separate DRPS course.

DRPS synthesis

Learning objectives

• Build evidence-based medicine capability through critical appraisal and applied statistics/data handling.
• Integrate biomedical, socio-ethical, and evidence-informed reasoning in clinical contexts.
• Develop professional communication and reflective skills alongside longitudinal GP placement.

Course content

• REBM content is embedded in the Foundations of Medicine structure across Year 1 and Year 2.
• Teaching links evidence-based medicine methods to biomedical modules and clinical application.
• Data interpretation and statistics are taught within wider MBChB integration.

Assessment profile

• REBM is assessed through integrated in-course components rather than a standalone REBM exam.
• FoM1 overall assessment: 65% written exam, 35% coursework.
• FoM2 overall assessment: 50% written exam, 40% coursework, 10% practical.