The Familiarity of Medical Students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences with the Evidence-based Medicine Procedures

To survey the familiarity of the medical students studying in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences with the evidence-based medicine.Methodology/Approach: This is a survey using a questionnaire for data gathering. The viewpoints of 226 medical students in their last three years of study were measured toward evidence-based medicine. The greatest rate of student's familiarity with evidence-based procedures is related to the fourth step - implementation of the evidence in clinical environments- with average rank of 3.38. There is no significant correlation between two variables of sexuality and education level with student's familiarity with evidence-based medicine. Medical students have a little familiarity with evidence-based medicine; it calls for more attention by university managers to hold training classes and medical workshops on evidence-based medicine.