Equip your students with the latest evidence and how to apply it in clinical situations
Medical students of today will graduate into an increasingly complex medical landscape — one that’s more demanding than ever before. Part of the challenge rests with how medicine will continue to be practiced due to the rapid expansion of medical knowledge. In the mid 20th century, medical knowledge was on pace to double every 50 years. A generation ago, it had accelerated to every seven years, and by 2010, every five years. Now, research suggests it’s doubling every few months.1 This expansion of medical knowledge will significantly challenge today and tomorrow’s medical students, who will mature into clinicians that will use this information at the point of care.
Evidence-based clinical decision support resources will play an increasingly vital role in future clinical practice. Clinicians will make diagnosis and treatment decisions with the aid of resources that synthesize a vast amount of evidence and help them apply their clinical judgement to arrive at the most appropriate care decisions.
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As the only clinical decision support solution of its kind proven to be associated with improved outcomes, such as fewer diagnostic errors, lower mortality rates, shorter lengths of hospital stay, and improved quality,2 UpToDate provides trusted, authoritative clinical decision support that medical students can use as they prepare to make diagnosis and treatment decisions upon entering practice and throughout their career.