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 |
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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.