Affiliation:
1. Veterinary Clinic for Reproductive Medicine and Neonatology, Justus
Liebig University, Giessen
Abstract
Abstract
Objective Until now, sources used by final-year veterinary students to
develop clinical questions have not yet been investigated. Thus, the aim of this
study was to record the use of sources by final-year veterinary students. This
data should assist with the improvement of future veterinary teaching and enable
it to meet the needs of students and veterinarians.
Material and methods For this purpose, the use of sources by 172 students
in the compulsory development of a clinical question was evaluated.
Results The most frequently cited sources were textbooks (37.7%),
lecture notes (27.0%), websites (15.4%), professional articles
(11.8%), scientific papers (7.8%), and, least frequently, the
category of legal texts (0.3%).
Conclusion This study demonstrates that students primarily use sources
with which they are familiar from their studies. Educators should be aware of
this and design their lecture materials accordingly.
Clinical relevance Teaching students competence in the use of scientific
literature is a task for teachers in the future.