Edinburgh Medical School, CMVM

Module

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

Academic year

2025-2026

Notes

Teaching across both MBChB years.

DRPS entries (2025-26)

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/25-26/dpt/cxmbch08014.htm
  • https://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/25-26/dpt/cxmbch09020.htm
• Summary: REBM is described as part of the integrated teaching on evidence-based medicine, statistics/data handling, and assessed in-course work.

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 within longitudinal clinical placements.

Course content

• REBM content is embedded within the KCP/parallel strands of Foundations of Medicine 1 and 2.
• Teaching connects evidence-based medicine methods to biomedical blocks and real clinical scenarios.
• Statistics and data interpretation are included as part of the broader MBChB learning framework.

Assessment profile

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