Journal club: old tricks and fresh approaches

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Abstract

Journal club is a long-standing pedagogy within clinical practice and education. While journal clubs throughout the world traditionally follow an established format, new approaches have emerged in recent times, including learner-centred and digital approaches. Key factors to journal club success include an awareness of the learning goals of the target audience, judicious article selection and emphasis on promoting the engagement of participant learners. This article reviews the role that journal club plays in modern clinical education and considers how to optimise its benefit for contemporary learners.Journal club is a long-standing pedagogy within clinical practice and education. While journal clubs throughout the world traditionally follow an established format, new approaches have emerged in recent times, including learner-centred and digital approaches. Key factors to journal club success include an awareness of the learning goals of the target audience, judicious article selection and emphasis on promoting the engagement of participant learners. This article reviews the role that journal club plays in modern clinical education and considers how to optimise its benefit for contemporary learners.
Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
JournalArch Dis Child Educ Pract Edarch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2019

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  • McGlacken-Byrne, S. M.,O'Rahelly, M.,Cantillon, P.,Allen, N. M.

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