Development and Validation of the Japanese Fresno Test: A Performance-Based Assessment of Evidence-Based Medicine Competence in Medical Students

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26K13060
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 58010:Medical management and medical sociology-related
Research Institution	Hokkaido University
Principal Investigator	Goudarzi Houman 北海道大学, 医学研究院, 准教授 (40713607)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	高橋誠北海道大学, 医学研究院, 教授 (10361718) 佐藤泰征北海道大学, 医学研究院, 助教 (90747255)
Project Period (FY)	2026-04-01 – 2029-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2026)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000) Fiscal Year 2028: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords	Evidence-based medicine / Japanese Fresno test / Medical students / Performance assessment
Outline of Research at the Start	a) This will be the first validated Japanese-language EBM assessment tool covering all core steps of EBM. b) It will allow robust evaluation of the effectiveness of Japanese EBM educational programs at the undergraduate level, and has the potential to be used among post-graduate students and other undergraduate health-related students. c) It adapts rigorous forward and back translation and cognitive debriefing methods used in cross-cultural instrument adaptation. d) We incorporate psychometric evaluation within the context of a structured EBM educational intervention.