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  • Biostatistics Education

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  • Journal club (JC) is a long-standing educational activity in surgical residencies.
  • The implementation of the 80-hour weekly resident duty hour limit in 2003 may have impacted JC structure and effectiveness.
  • Understanding current JC practices and their outcomes is crucial for optimizing surgical resident education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To comprehensively review the utilization of journal club (JC) in US general surgery residency programs.
  • To assess the goals, structure, and outcomes of JC, including changes post-2003 duty hour regulations.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of JC in teaching biostatistics to surgical residents.

Main Methods:

  • A random, representative cohort of 75 US general surgery residency programs was selected.
  • Program Directors completed an 18-question electronic survey regarding their JC practices.
  • Data from 42 (56%) responding programs were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Most programs (60.6%) conduct JC monthly.
  • University programs were more likely to hold JC during non-protected time and had lower resident attendance.
  • While 71.4% aim to teach biostatistics, over half (57.1%) found JC ineffective for this purpose; 21% modified JC due to duty hour limits.

Conclusions:

  • Journal club remains prevalent in surgical residencies but is currently ineffective for teaching biostatistics.
  • Developing targeted biostatistics curricula as supplements to JC may enhance resident learning.
  • Optimizing JC structure and content is necessary to achieve educational goals effectively.