A team-based translational journal club: Understanding the translational research highway

Feghali‐Bostwick, Carol; Harvey, Jillian; Hasseler, Carissa; Lee-Chavarria, Diana; Halushka, Perry V.

doi:10.1017/cts.2019.414

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“…Evaluation by the trainees (a) and truncated anecdotal comments from the trainees (b). From 2016 to 2018, trainees provided responses to four evaluation questions using a four-point scale ranging from outstanding (1) to poor (2). In 2019, the same evaluation questions were administered but on a five-point scale (1strongly agree, 2agree, 3undecided, 4disagree, and 5strongly disagree).…”

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The translational sciences clinic: From bench to bedside

Halushka

Loucks

Paranal

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J. Clin. Trans. Sci.

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The mission of the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) is to speed the development of drugs from discovery to approval to dissemination and implementation. The Medical University of South Carolina and the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute host a NCATS funded predoctoral T32 training grant (TL1) with a focus on translational research. Doctoral (PhD) trainees working at the bench usually have limited opportunity for clinical interactions to gain a clinical perspective on the diseases that are the focus of their dissertation research. To provide TL1 trainees with an opportunity to see how their research could be translated into improved patient care, we developed a mentored clinical exposure experience named the Translational Sciences Clinic. Trainees spend one-half day a week in a clinic related to their basic science research for one semester interacting with patients and clinical mentors and discuss the most recent literature related to the patient’s clinical problem with their clinical mentor. Trainees deemed the rotation to be one of the most rewarding experiences that they had as a part of their predoctoral training. Participating clinical mentors were also very enthusiastic and agreed that they would be willing to mentor similar trainees again.

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“…The Translational Sciences Clinic also serves as a compliment to the TL1 program's unique journal club [2]. The trainees participate in the Journal Club during their first year in the TL1 program.…”

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The translational sciences clinic: From bench to bedside

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Paranal

et al. 2020

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“…This issue has always been hotly debated in physician subspecialties. [7][8][9] At academic medical centers, which have a research mandate, it is resolved by the leadership helping to define their balance point. 10 At nonacademic medical centers, there is less debate: these are places where clinical work takes precedence, and research is likely not supported as it is arguably not the mission of the institution.…”

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“…The variations in this support often stem from the perceived tradeoff between research time and clinical time, which is an issue familiar to anyone with both academic and clinical appointments. This issue has always been hotly debated in physician subspecialties 7–9 . At academic medical centers, which have a research mandate, it is resolved by the leadership helping to define their balance point 10 .…”

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A roadmap for research in medical physics via academic medical centers: The DIVERT Model

2021

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The field of medical physics has struggled with the role of research in recent years, as professional interests have dominated its growth toward clinical service. This article focuses on the subset of medical physics programs within academic medical centers and how a refocused academic mission within these centers should drive and support Discovery and Invention with Ventures and Engineering for Research Translation (DIVERT). A roadmap to a DIVERT‐based scholarly research program is discussed here around the core building blocks of: (a) creativity in research and team building, (b) improved quality metrics to assess activity, (c) strategic partnerships and spinoff directions that extend capabilities, and (d) future directions driven by faculty‐led initiatives. Within academia, it is the unique discoveries and inventions of faculty that lead to their recognition as scholars, and leads to financial support for their research programs and reconition of their intellectual contributions. Innovation must also be coupled to translation to demonstrate outcome successes. These ingredients are critical for research funding, and the two‐decade growth in biomedical engineering research funding is an illustration of this, where technology invention has been the goal. This record can be contrasted with flat funding within radiation oncology and radiology, where a growing fraction of research is more procedure‐based. However, some centers are leading the change of the definition of medical physics, by the inclusion or assimilation of researchers in fields such as biomedical engineering, machine learning, or data science, thereby widening the scope for new discoveries and inventions. New approaches to the assessment of research quality can help realize this model, revisiting the measures of success and impact. While research partnerships with large industry are productive, newer efforts that foster enterprise startups are changing how institutions see the benefits of the connection between academic innovation and affiliated startup company formation. This innovation‐to‐enterprise focus can help to cultivate a broader bandwidth of donor‐to‐investor networks. There are many predictions on future directions in medical physics, yet the actual inventive and discovery steps come from individual research faculty creativity. All success through a DIVERT model requires that faculty‐led initiatives span the gap from invention to translation, with support from institutional leadership at all steps in the process. Institutional investment in faculty through endowments or clinical revenues will likely need to increase in the coming years due to the relative decreasing size of grants. Yet, radiology and radiation oncology are both high‐revenue, translational fields, with the capacity to synergistically support clinical and research operations through large infrastructures that are mutually beneficial. These roadmap principles can provide a pathway for committed academic medical physics programs in scholarly leadership that will preserve medic...

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“…[3][4][5][6][7] We should also remember that these journal club sessions promote active learning through discussions, build self-directed learning platform for students, aid them to develop leadership qualities, and even guide them toward practicing evidence-based medicine which is an essential prerequisite in clinical practice in the modern era. [8][9][10][11][12][13] The purpose of the current review was to explore the merits of medical education journal clubs and identify the potential factors that need to be considered for conducting the same in medical institutions.…”

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Promoting the Conduct of Medical Education Journal Clubs in Teaching Medical Institutions

Shrivastava

2021

Avicenna J Med

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Background A critical appraisal of a research article as a part of journal club sessions is an essential aspect of postgraduate training across different medical institutions in varied settings. The purpose of the current review was to explore the merits of medical education journal clubs and identify the potential factors that need to be considered for conducting these journal clubs in medical institutions. Methods An extensive search of all materials related to the topic was performed in the PubMed search engine and a total of 51 studies were included in the review based on the suitability with the current review objectives. Keywords used in the search include medical education journal clubs in the title only (viz., journal club [ti] AND medical education [ti]; medical education journal clubs [ti]; journal club [ti]). The articles published in English language only were included in the review. Results Regardless of the extensive employment of the journal clubs in different medical specialties, it is quite alarming to note that not many institutions conduct journal clubs targeting the field of medical education. These sessions offer a unique opportunity to the participants to assess the literature in a supportive fashion and play a defining role in ensuring better quality health care teachings to the medical students. However, we must understand that the successful conduct of medical education journal clubs requires specific considerations and groundwork, so that the students may benefit. Conclusion In conclusion, the medical education journal clubs have not been frequently conducted, as more preference has been given to the subject-specialty journal clubs. However, considering the scope and benefits that journal clubs add to improve teaching, all medical institutions should advocate to conduct medical education journal clubs within their premises in a structured manner.

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A team-based translational journal club: Understanding the translational research highway

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

The translational sciences clinic: From bench to bedside

The translational sciences clinic: From bench to bedside

A roadmap for research in medical physics via academic medical centers: The DIVERT Model

Promoting the Conduct of Medical Education Journal Clubs in Teaching Medical Institutions

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