Journal club: old tricks and fresh approaches

Interactive Journal Club: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

The interactive journal club incorporates basic principles of active and adult learning in a traditional education tool to maximize opportunity to develop critical thinking, communication skills, active reflection, and personal confidence in these skills. Following the choice of an appropriate article, the Designated Leader (DL) directs the discussion by presenting the title and data from the a...

Old dogs: new tricks, old tricks, or no tricks.

tively referred to as “old dogs.” In some instances, the designation may be a term of endearment: in others, a term of derision. Virtually every chairperson must face the dilemma of dealing with these senior staff members. His or her decision will be based primarily on how productive the senior radiologist is. I have had the unique opportunity to practice radiology over the past 27 years in bot...

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...