Implementing a successful journal club in an anesthesiology residency program
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Published on: May 6, 2020
Nathaniel D Pitner1, Chris A Fox1, Matthias L Riess2
1Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Abstract:
Journal clubs are an integral element of residency training. We report the successful implementation of a monthly structured journal club in our anesthesia residency program. Based on resident surveys before and one year after its start, the journal club led to a significantly higher confidence in how to critically appraise literature and present a manuscript. The journal club also improved the residents' ability to search the literature and their statistical knowledge, skills that are essential in the practice of evidence-based medicine. We describe key features that may aid other training programs in organizing a stimulating an educational and sustainable journal club.
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