Implementing a successful journal club in an anesthesiology residency program [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/xe]

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.

Keywords

• Health Service Delivery & Management of Anesthesia
• Science & Medical Education
• Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine