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Journal Club

The purpose of Journal Club, held in conjunction with Grand Rounds, is to discuss two recently published articles. The articles are selected by the residents in collaboration with a faculty member.

Each month the assigned R3 is responsible for selecting an article. The articles must be approved by the faculty member, referred to as a preceptor, before distribution. The approved articles should be sent electronically (preferably as a PDF) to the Education Office at least one week in advance of Journal Club.

The format of Journal Club is as follows:

  • James R. Woods, Jr., M.D. (or his designee) is the moderator.
  • Each resident selects a faculty member with whom to work. Together they select a paper, and the faculty member works with the resident to prepare for his or her presentation and provide proper evaluation.
  • The time allotted for each paper is divided to allot:
    • 10 minutes for resident presentation
    • 5 minutes for comments by the faculty discussant
    • 5 minutes for open discussion including comments from a guest professor, if present
  • The 10-minute resident presentation should include:
    • A brief review of literature (i.e., Why is the question important? What led up to the question?)
    • A statement of the primary hypothesis
    • A summary of the design
    • The major findings
    • A critique
  • The moderator is responsible for moving the discussion along and keeping the presentation and discussion for each paper to the 20-minute timeframe.

Journal Club Dates

  • September 13, 2007
  • November 8, 2007
  • January 17, 2008
  • March 27, 2008

Journal Club Assignments

Date

    

09/13/07

Camille Barnes, MD

Amy Benjamin-Pratt, MD

11/08/07

Kristin Knight, MD

Anita Gandhi, MD

01/17/08

Amy Zastrow, MD

Brooke Rossi, MD

03/27/08

Colby Previte, MD

Marcy Mulconry, MD

Finding an Article

Click here to find an article for Journal Club.