BEME

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Best Evidence Medical Education

  • the dissemination of information which allows teachers and stakeholders in the medical and health professions to make decisions on the basis of the best evidence available;
  • the production of systematic reviews which present the best available evidence and meet the needs of the user; and
  • the creation of a culture of best evidence education amongst individuals, institutions and national bodies.

The BEME Collaboration is an international group of individuals, universities and professional organisations committed to the development of evidence-informed education in the medical and health professions through the dissemination of information which allows teachers and stakeholders in the medical and health professions to make decisions on the basis of the best evidence available; through the production of systematic reviews which present the best available evidence; and through the creation of a culture of best evidence education amongst individuals, institutions and national bodies.

BEME is defined as:

"The implementation by teachers and educational bodies in their practice, of methods and approaches to education based on the best evidence available".

AMEE is a founder member of the BEME Collaboration, which has members worldwide. The BEME Collaborations aims are:

  • the sharing of information across a network of interested teachers, with the aim of creating a culture of best evidence medical education;
  • the dissemination of information that allows decisions about teaching and learning in medicine to be made on the basis of the best evidence available;
  • the production of systematic reviews of medical education that reflect the best evidence available and meet the needs of the user.

BEME's goal is to provide and to make available the latest findings from scientifically-grounded educational research. This will enable teachers and administrators to make informed decisions about the kinds of evidence-based education initiatives that boost learner performance on cognitive and clinical measures.

BEME rejects the legacy of medical education in which decisions have been made based on pseudoscience, anecdotes, and flawed comparison groups rather than empirical evidence. The BEME approach contends that in no other scientific field are personal experiences relied on to make policy choices, and in no other field is the research base so limited.

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For more information visit the BEME Collaboration Website or
Download the New BEME Information Flyer.pdf