A total of 48 US-based journal clubs received JBJS funding support in October 2023 to enhance journal club resources and activities. Among the recipients were journal clubs at St. Luke’s University in Pennsylvania and the University of Oklahoma, who shared these updates and photos.
Dr. Margaret Higgins at St. Luke’s University Health Network
The goal of the St. Luke’s Journal Club is “to educate our residents on the importance of critically evaluating literature, and to educate our residents on how to go about creating and publishing high-quality studies.” In an effort to achieve this goal, they invited a distinguished guest speaker: Professor Fares Haddad, the Editor-in-Chief of The Bone & Joint Journal, “who shared his wisdom on research and getting published.”
Dr. Garrett Waller at the University of Oklahoma
This being their second year winning funding from the JBJS program, “we sought to have a well-rounded journal club that had articles from every subspecialty. In this, we had contributions from every subspecialty of our department. This worked well, with discussion across all subspecialties.”
Stay tuned for more information on the JBJS Robert Bucholz Resident Journal Club Support Program for the 2024-2025 academic year. Funding can be used in a variety of ways to support journal club activities. Applications will be open in late August.
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