Better Evidence for Clinical Care

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Better Evidence for Clinical Care grants clinicians free access to evidence-based digital tools to ensure that they have the information needed to diagnose, treat, and advise their patients.

Since 2009, we have worked with UpToDate, a leading clinical decision support tool, and other digital tool providers to facilitate free access to health workers in low resource settings around the world. We have provided more than 250,000 subscriptions to clinicians working in more than 185 countries.

Apply or Renew a Subscription

Eligible individual clinicians can renew their existing subscription on the Better Evidence website. We are currently closed to new applicants. 

All Better Evidence UpToDate donation recipients must apply to renew their subscriptions annually. To avoid disruptions to your account, please complete the renewal application 1-2 months before your annual subscription expires.

To be eligible, clinicians must:

• Be a physician, surgeon, nurse, physician’s assistant, pharmacist, or medical student outside of the United States
• Volunteer/work for a public or non-profit entity
• Have at least intermittent internet access
• Be able to complete the application in English
• Explain how their work directly aligns with our program aim
• Verify that neither they nor their institution can afford the price of a paid subscription

Eligible medical schools can express interest in participating in Better Evidence for Training express interest in participating in Better Evidence for Training here.

To be eligible, medical schools must:

• Have at least intermittent access to the internet
• Train physicians, surgeons, or other advanced medical personnel in resource-limited settings who will serve vulnerable populations
• Have a student body that will benefit from reading medical content in English
• Not otherwise be able to afford a subscription to the tool
• Have one or more Champions who are willing and able to invest 10 hours per month in promoting the use of evidence-based clinical resources on campus