This Guide is designed to assist students in:
Understanding core evidence-based medicine (EBM) concepts
Developing research skills necessary for the practice of evidence-based medicine
Accessing evidence-based medicine resources
When referring to this resource in your writing, please attribute with a reference, such as the example below, which is formatted to AMA style:
Seeger CM. Evidence-Based Medicine. Sam Houston State University Libguides. Updated November 29, 2023. Accessed Month day, year. https://shsulibraryguides.org/ebm
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3rd ed
Chapter 2: What Is Evidence-Based Medicine?
Gordon Guyatt; Roman Jaeschke; Mark C. Wilson; Victor M. Montori; W. Scott Richardson
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: a Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3E by 
Essential Concepts in Clinical Research by 
Studying a Study and Testing a Test by This Guide focuses on steps 1-3.
EBM Practice Model:
| 1 | Ask | a well-defined, answerable clinical question. Use the PICO framework to define the question. |
| 2 | Acquire | the best available evidence from the literature. |
| 3 | Appraise | the literature for relevancy, currency, validity, and applicability. |
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