Comparison of the Impact of Wikipedia, UpToDate, and a Digital Textbook on Short-Term Knowledge Acquisition Among Medical Students: Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Web-Based Resources
Comparison of the Impact of Wikipedia, UpToDate, and a Digital Textbook on Short-Term Knowledge Acquisition Among Medical Students: Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Web-Based Resources
Michael A Scaffidi
1
* , BSc, MEd ;
Rishad Khan
1
* , BSc ;
Christopher Wang
1
, MD ;
Daniela Keren
1
, BSc ;
Cindy Tsui
1
, BSc ;
Ankit Garg
1
, MD ;
Simarjeet Brar
1
, MD ;
Kamesha Valoo
1
, MD ;
Michael Bonert
2
, MASc, MD ;
Jacob F de Wolff
3
, MBBS ;
James Heilman
4
, MD ;
Samir C Grover
1
, MEd, MD
1
Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
2
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
3
Acute Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, London, United Kingdom
4
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Cranbrook, BC, Canada
*these authors contributed equally