Wikipedia: A Medical Student Educational Project to Edit Wikipedia in Preparation for Practicing Evidence-Based Pain Medicine.

Diana KantarovichHanna B VollbrechtSebastian A CruzHector CastilloCody S LeeJosef KushnerJim X LengVince K MorganKevin M Hellman

Published in: Journal of medical education and curricular development (2020)

A significant amount of pain medicine content was relevant and amenable to student editing. Therefore, future use of this tactic could provide a unique opportunity to integrate evidence-based medicine into the medical curriculum and have a direct impact on the widely available medical information. Future refinement in the editorial process may also further improve online information.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
health information
healthcare
quality improvement
pain management
current status
neuropathic pain
social media
high resolution
postoperative pain