The effect of a medical journal club on residents' knowledge of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: We performed a prospective controlled trial of a monthly journal club to determine if it would increase pediatric residents' knowledge of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics. METHODS: Intervention residents received two didactic sessions before the journal club started. Eight monthly journal club sessions followed. Pediatric residents at another institution served as controls. Intervention and control residents completed a pre- and post-test on clinical epidemiology and biostatistics. RESULTS: Neither the intervention nor the control group showed a significant change in test scores over the 9-month period. CONCLUSION: A more intensive and more structured approach is needed to effectively teach clinical epidemiology and biostatistics to residents.