A network for students interested in evidence-based health care

Tessa Li Chyin Lim

Tessa Li Chyin Lim is a final year medical student studying at Monash University Malaysia Campus. Her colleagues and supervisors describe her as a passionately curious and resilient individual. She is observant and analytical by nature, and is on a constant search for new opportunities to challenge herself. She also enjoys immersing herself in different cultures and learning more about ways she can leave a positive impact on the world and those around her.

Articles by Tessa Li Chyin:

Evidence Reviews
""

Psoriasis and Lifestyle Changes

In this blog, Tessa provides her own summary of a 2019 Cochrane Systematic Review, “Lifestyle changes for treating psoriasis”.

Evidence Reviews
""

Acne Vulgaris and Oral Isotretinoin

Tessa, a final year medical student at Monash University (Malaysia Campus), provides her own summary of a 2018 Cochrane Systematic Review “Oral isotretinoin for acne”.

Want to blog for us?

Register to become an S4BE Contributor

Popular Articles

Tutorials and Fundamentals

Attrition bias in randomized controlled trials

This blog takes a detailed look at the issue of attrition bias (bias that can arise when participants drop out of a study). It also describes measures that can be taken by researchers to minimize this bias (including different types of statistical analyses).

Learning Resources
Coloured pencils in a pot

Appraising the appraisal

Critical appraisal tools (CATs) are commonly used by students and researchers alike, as a way of judging a study’s quality. In this blog, Dennis Neuen addresses the need to appraise these tools and has also collated a list of 12 CATs from all over the world.