A problem-based journal club

Traditional journal club: a continuing problem.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the pattern, motivation and facilities for choosing journal club topics by residents in two medical institutions in India. METHOD A self-appraisal questionnaire was used to compare motivation for choice of topics, availability of infrastructure, sites and type of articles accessed and formal training in computer based literature search in two medical institutions- a post...

Evidence-based medicine journal club

A journal club is a group of individuals who meet regularly to evaluate critically the clinical application of recent articles in the medical literature. As an entity, journal clubs have a long history in postgraduate medical education, which is well documented by Linzer [1]. The earliest reference to a journal club is found in a book of memoirs and letters by the late Sir James Paget [2], a Br...

The Flipped Journal Club

Introduction Educators struggle to develop a journal club format that promotes active participation from all levels of trainees. The explosion of social media compels residencies to incorporate the evaluation and application of these resources into evidence-based practice. We sought to design an innovative "flipped journal club" to achieve greater effectiveness in meeting goals and objectives a...

Pulmonary Pathology Journal Club

Pulmonary Pathology Journal Club

I. Original Research Studies for Discussion Page 1 Cool CD et al. Fibroblastic foci are not discrete sites of lung injury or repair. The fibroblast reticulum. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006;174:654-658. Page 2 Kelly MM et al. Cell-specific gene expression in patients with usual interstitial pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006;174:557-565. Page 3 Lu BS et al. Sequential gene expression pro...