1. Our NICE evidence journey ”Students to Teachers”
Bogdan Chiva Giurca
Navin Mukundu Nagesh
3rd Year Medical Students
Exeter Medical School

2. Presentation Content
About ourselves
NICE Champion Scheme impact on…
Our studies
Our placements
Our future
Our Approach to the scheme

3. Who are we? Third year medical students from Exeter Medical School
Became NICE evidence champions in 2014
Ran 15 sessions over 3 years
Integrated NICE evidence into medical school curriculum for
Raised awareness of EBM / EBP abroad

4. Student Selected Components
Our Studies
Student Selected Components
PBL
Presentation Skills
NICE Scheme Impact on…

5. “From classroom bench to bedside”
NICE Scheme Impact on…
“From classroom bench to bedside”
Collaborative project with Bath pharmacy students in 2015
Mock prescribing blood pressure medication
Used NICE pathways and BNF extensively
Prescribed Ramipril 2.5mg in 2017!

6. NICE Scheme Impact on… Our Future Champions Clinicians Teachers
Researchers

7. Our Approach Make it personal We asked…
“How can my peers use this in the short term?”
“What could they use it for to gain a benefit?”
“What do they struggle with at the moment?”
Acknowlede that your audience will probably already have asked these kinds of questions
We asked…

8. Our Approach 2. Invest in yourself Core principles of science
Importance of EBM / EBP in everyday life
Importance of EBM / EBP in healthcare
Epidemiology
Drug discovery
Patient safety
Decision making

9. Our Approach
Introduced EBM & NICE evidence into Medical School Curriculum
Taught 200 students
2x 1.5 hour sessions
Tactics
Step by step demo using NICE products
Used our own examples
Emphasis on assessments
Importance in clinical medicine

10. Data before the session
Session Evaluation
Data before the session
Students lacked basics in literature search
Only a minority of students used NICE products

11. Session Evaluation Data after the session
Students became more competent and confident in literature search
Students quickly learnt how to use NICE products confidently!

12. Thank you! Special Thanks: NICE Evidence Team Exeter Medical School
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