INTRODUCTION:

Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) is a discipline when used judiciously and considering the preferences of patients, means benefits in clinical contexts and in health care management. It provides tools for a correct analysis of the scientific literature, which would improve decision-making by clinicians. It is a competition that has been trained at the Faculty of Medicine of the UCM. However, there are no formal measurements of the impact of these courses on the development of EBM competencies.

OBJECTIVE:

this study aims to carry out a brief analysis of knowledge and skills in EBM of family medicine students.

MATERIAL AND METHOD:

we applied an instrument - ACE Tool as a descriptive approximation of the management level in EBM in medicine students, who have previously had formal training. This instrument evaluates the different stages of EBM.

RESULTS:

the statistical analysis has reported a level of performance that qualifies students with results below what is desirable, classifying them as a "novice" level of performance. There are no statistically significant differences according to gender.