A Half-century Experience of Running Journal Clubs and applying Interactive Teaching-learning Methods at Orthopedic Department of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Bahador Alami Harandi; Mohammad Ayati Firoozabadi; Nazila Zarghi; Maryam Karbasi Motlagh; Omid Salkhori; Marzieh Maleki; Sm Javad Mortazavi

doi:10.22038/ABJS.2024.81732.3721

A Half-century Experience of Running Journal Clubs and applying Interactive Teaching-learning Methods at Orthopedic Department of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2024;12(12):866-868. doi: 10.22038/ABJS.2024.81732.3721.

Authors

Bahador Alami Harandi¹, Mohammad Ayati Firoozabadi^{2

3}, Nazila Zarghi⁴, Maryam Karbasi Motlagh⁵, Omid Salkhori^{2

3}, Marzieh Maleki⁵, Sm Javad Mortazavi^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Nursing and midwifery care research center, Medical sciences education research center, Mashhad University of medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
⁵ Education Development Center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Medical Education Department, Medical Education, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Journal club is crucial in medical professions education, especially residency training. Critical evaluation allows learners to read, understand, and apply the evidence to bridge the gap between research and practice. Academic members of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Orthopedic Department have held about 2,300 weekly sessions for around 50 years, even in times of crises, to review the latest publications in orthopedics and sometimes linked their journal clubs to hospitalized cases. Considering the educational and research-related nature of journal clubs, educational planning is necessary for running effective sessions for academicians, residents, and the Continuing Medical Education (CME) program participants.

Keywords: Continuing medical education; Evidence-based; Journal club.