Abstract
The journal club (JC) is a traditional part of postgraduate medical education, although
little has been written on its current role in podiatric surgical training programs.
The goal of the present study was to determine how JCs are conducted and the factors
associated with their success. Anonymous electronic surveys were distributed to all
podiatric foot and ankle surgical training program directors in the United States
with a valid e-mail address. A total of 202 surveys were initially e-mailed to training
program directors, with a second and third round sent to those who did not respond.
The eventual response rate was 47.5%. The variables associated with success included
high faculty attendance, dissemination of articles in advance, and regularly scheduled
meetings. Of the residency programs that responded, 39.0% provided some type of handout
or supplemental session and 39.8% provided supplemental session or handouts regarding
the process of critical review, epidemiology, or biostatistics. A structured review
instrument or checklist was used to guide critical appraisal in 21.5% of the JCs,
and 11.8% of the programs provided feedback to residents. The JC was perceived by
residency directors to be valuable and worthy of maintaining. Residency directors
perceived the following factors to be associated with a successful JC: faculty participation,
a designated leader, mandatory attendance, dissemination of materials in advance,
and regularly scheduled meetings. Areas cited for improvement included implementation
of a structured review instrument, delineation of clear goals, and periodic evaluation.
We believe these findings could aid residency directors interested in maximizing the
educational benefits of their JC.
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