Bringing the Scholar Competency to Life: Learning and Assessment

Abstract

The article presents a description of an information literacy program integration into a redesigned curriculum at Queen's University. The program merged the teaching of information literacy with the teaching of critical appraisal into a new course. Covered by the course are all of the steps in evidence-based medicine. The Critical Appraisal, Research and Learning medical school course contains a component that requires medical students to complete two online tutorials.