Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2022 Jul-Aug;51(4):450-453. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2021.07.001. Epub 2021 Sep 8.
Since its inception, journal club has been a cornerstone to the life-long process of medical education. The virtual journal club (VJC), initiated as a robust solution to many educational challenges encountered during COVID-19 pandemic-related distance learning, provides an enduring and fluid forum for multilevel teaching and learning.
In this manuscript we share our institutions' reasoning and methods to implement a VJC for multi-level learners. A standardized format applicable to all VJC sessions was adopted to ensure reproducibility from presenter to presenter. Sessions were held via video conference platforms. Pedagogy regularly emphasized in undergraduate medical education was adopted. Informal assessment of each session's strengths and areas for improvement was performed.
A total of 30 sessions were held prior to manuscript submission, including discussion of 36 refereed journal articles from March 26, 2020, to April 20, 2021. The virtual journal club was very well received by all participants. The medical students and residents found the information current and engaging. The fellows stated that the journal club strengthened their knowledge base and enhanced communication and teaching skills. The attendings learned from its encouraged frank discussion of differing practice patterns. The format of these sessions offers an ideal setting to teach medical students and residents how to evaluate and employ evidence-based medicine and meets multiple LCME and ACGME requirements.
This VJC forum allows for development of essential nonclinical skills including lifelong active learning and analysis, peer collaboration, and technology adaptation and usage.
自成立以来，期刊俱乐部一直是医学教育终身过程的基石。虚拟期刊俱乐部（VJC）作为 COVID-19 大流行期间远程学习所遇到的许多教育挑战的一个强有力的解决方案，为多层次的教学提供了持久而流畅的论坛。
在本文中，我们分享了我们机构为多级别学习者实施 VJC 的理由和方法。采用了适用于所有 VJC 会议的标准化格式，以确保从演示者到演示者的可重复性。会议通过视频会议平台举行。采用了本科医学教育中经常强调的教学法。对每次会议的优点和需要改进的地方进行了非正式评估。
在提交手稿之前，共举办了 30 次会议，包括 2020 年 3 月 26 日至 2021 年 4 月 20 日讨论的 36 篇经过评审的期刊文章。虚拟期刊俱乐部受到了所有参与者的热烈欢迎。医学生和住院医师认为这些信息是最新的，很吸引人。研究员们表示，期刊俱乐部加强了他们的知识库，并提高了沟通和教学技能。主治医生从鼓励讨论不同实践模式的坦诚讨论中受益。这些会议的形式为教授医学生和住院医师如何评估和应用循证医学提供了理想的环境，满足了多个 LCME 和 ACGME 的要求。
这个 VJC 论坛允许发展基本的非临床技能，包括终身主动学习和分析、同行合作以及技术适应和使用。
