Running a journal club in 2020: reflections and challenges

Märk, Isabel; Sonbol, Motaz; Abbasian, Cyrus

doi:10.1192/bjb.2020.121

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“…A journal club refers to a type of an educational meeting where a group of individuals discuss and critique published articles and are being predominantly employed as an integral component of postgraduate training. 1,[14][15][16][17] This act of discussion and critique not only enables them to utilize findings of research in their practice but also acts as one of the modalities for the members to be aware of the recent developments in their fields of interest and research methodology. [15][16][17] As students have to prepare for participating in different sessions, the journal clubs provide them an opportunity to become self-directed and life-long learners, as well as play a crucial role in enhancing their inclination toward practicing in evidence-based medicine.<sup> [18][19][20] These journal clubs are conducted under the guidance of teachers or guides, and the students are the ones who make presentations to critique journal articles in the presence of other postgraduate students and department faculty members.…”

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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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Section: Journal Clubsmentioning

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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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“…The literature review found that online journal clubs can be more challenging to facilitate than face‐to‐face meetings, but well worth the time and investment 7 . While it can be difficult to engage larger audiences, the reach of the virtual journal club can be substantially higher than a local journal club event 8 .…”

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Online journal clubs: A new opportunity for the professional development of the health promotion community

Leavy

Schwarzman²,

Smith

et al. 2021

Health Prom J of Aust

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“…In this way, online journal clubs create a venue that motivates medical professionals, increases networking, and minimizes social isolation, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is worth noting that although the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a rapid shift to online learning, online journal clubs have existed for a long time [ 8 ].…”

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Student-Run Online Journal Club Initiative During a Time of Crisis: Survey Study

Ozkara¹,

Karabacak²,

Alpaydin³

2022

JMIR Med Educ

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Background Since the closure of university campuses due to COVID-19 in spring 2020 necessitated a quick transition to online courses, medical students were isolated from hospitals and universities, negatively impacting their education. During this time, medical students had no opportunity to participate in academic discussions and were also socially isolated. Furthermore, medical doctors and professors of medical schools were given additional responsibilities during the pandemic because they were the frontliners in the fight against COVID-19. As a result, they did not have enough time to contribute effectively to medical student education. Objective This paper describes the establishment of the Cerrahpasa Neuroscience Society Journal Clubs, a group of entirely student-run online journal clubs at Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa. Methods The website, mass emailing, and social media accounts were used to announce the online journal clubs. Only medical students were eligible to apply. Journal clubs included psychiatry, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, neurology, and neuroscience. Following the last journal club meeting, a questionnaire created by the society’s board was distributed to the participants. SPSS Statistics (version 26) was used for statistical analysis. Results Since March 15, 2021, synchronous online journal club meetings have been held every 2 weeks on a weekday using Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom. Meetings of each journal club lasted approximately 1 hour on average. Interstudent interaction across multiple institutions was achieved since a total of 45 students from 11 different universities attended the meetings on a regular basis. Students on the society’s board served as academic mentors for the clubs. The clubs received excellent feedback from participants, with an overall contentment score of 4.32 out of 5. Conclusions By establishing these clubs, we have created a venue for academic discussions, which helps to reduce the negative impact of the pandemic on education. In addition, we believe it greatly aided students in staying in touch with their peers, thereby reducing the sense of isolation. We realize that traditional journal clubs are run by faculty; however, we believe that this experience demonstrated that medical students could run a journal club on their own since the feedback from participants was excellent. Additionally, as a medical student, being a journal club academic mentor is a challenging responsibility; however, having this responsibility significantly improved our academic mentors’ leadership abilities.

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Running a journal club in 2020: reflections and challenges

Cited by 11 publications

References 25 publications

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

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

Online journal clubs: A new opportunity for the professional development of the health promotion community

Student-Run Online Journal Club Initiative During a Time of Crisis: Survey Study

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