Orthopaedic Journal Clubs are More Effective with Variety and Debates

Authors

  • Michael Polmear Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Texas Tech University Health Sciences
  • John Scanaliato
  • Matthew Wells
  • Marc Nicholes Texas Tech Health Science Center El Paso
  • Alexis Sandler
  • Richard Purcell
  • Ahmed Thabet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55576/job.v4i1.49

Keywords:

Journal club, Ortho, Orthopaedic Surgery, Ortho Residency, Orthopedic, Residency, Debates, Evidenced Based Medicine, Current Literature, ACGME

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the opinions of orthopaedic surgery faculty and residents on the
characteristics that improve journal club effectiveness, engagement, and value.


Design: Journal club series with 10 monthly meetings at a single ACGME orthopaedic surgery
residency program during the 2022-2023 academic year with variable formats based on
leadership style, themes, types and number of articles, and debates.


Setting: Single ACGME orthopaedic surgery residency program.


Participants: Sixteen faculty surgeons and 25 residents participated in the journal club series
and 37 individuals completed the survey with 14 faculty surgeons and 23 residents.


Intervention: A 12-question anonymous survey and free text section at the conclusion of the
series


Main Outcome Measurements: Survey responses regarding effective attributes of journal club
meetings, primarily use of debates and secondarily leadership style.


Results: Faculty ranked a hybrid format (71%) with resident presentations and debates (86%)
first. Residents were relatively more divided and overall ranked a hybrid format (52%) with
attending presentations and debates (56%) first. Both faculty and residents ranked a debate or
hybrid format among the top three formats (69 vs. 77%). Within the program, a debate or hybrid
format was ranked first by 65% of respondents and among the top three formats by 74%.
Conclusion: Faculty preferred that residents lead and present articles or debate topics while
approximately half of residents preferred that faculty debate. The optimal journal club series
combines multiple components and can be improved with variety, debates, and continued
opportunity for residents to demonstrate critical appraisal of how articles influence practice.


Key Words: journal club, debate, ACGME, residency


Level of Evidence: III, cohort

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Published

2024-01-01

How to Cite

Polmear, M. ., Scanaliato, J., Wells, M., Nicholes, M., Sandler, A., Purcell, R., & Thabet, A. (2024). Orthopaedic Journal Clubs are More Effective with Variety and Debates. Journal of Orthopaedic Business, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.55576/job.v4i1.49

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