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  Journal club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The earliest reference to a journal club is found in a book of memoirs and letters by the late Sir James Paget, a British surgeon, who describes a group at St.
Journal clubs are usually organized around a defined subject in very basic research or in some application area.
Journal clubs are sometimes used in the education of graduate or professional students.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Journal_club   (385 words)

  
 Medical journal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A medical journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of medicine.
Medical journals commonly arose as the journal of societies, such as the precursors of the British Medical Association, and would originally be collections of letters sent to the society by distant members, with an account of the proceedings of the society's recent meetings distributed to various members and the library.
In the closing years of the 20th century most medical journals had a Web presence, the BMJ notably so, thus increasing their accessibility to and input from a wide variety of people and places, and there continues a general move from print as a primary medium to the electronic ones, with participation in Bio-Med Central.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medical_journal   (689 words)

  
 jcnote01
The Journal Club aims to partly remedy this situation by having presentations of recent papers of general interest.
The first meeting of the RRI Journal Club was on September 19, 1981 and the club has continued (with minor interruptions) ever since.
Around December we use the last journal club slot of the year to review the years Nobel Prize award in Physics, if a suitable person can be found to explain the subject to a general audience.
www.rri.res.in /~jc/index.html   (1475 words)

  
 Ethology Journal Club (Biol/Psyc 290)
The journal club will serve as a way into that literature and provide each of you with an opportunity to present and lead a discussion on a paper of your choosing within a selection of themes we will be covering during the course.
The journal club is a way for us to learn more about experimental methodologies and analyses used in behavioral studies, and to hone our critical thinking and analytical skills.
Journal Club material will be included on examinations, and the chronicles will serve as study guides.
www.kzoo.edu /biology/courses/bio290/journalclub.html   (678 words)

  
 Journal Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The R3 Journal Club provides a forum for you to share with your colleagues an article that you have critically appraised and believe is important for the practice of internal medicine.
Journal Club will be held on the third Tuesday of every month, except for November and December when it will be held on the second Tuesday of the month.
There will be no Journal Club in June 2007 and you are all encouraged to go to the local ACP associate meeting.
www.uchsc.edu /sm/imrp/journal_club.html   (545 words)

  
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Journal Club will appear in the Features section at the front of each issue and will be citable as a publication similar to a short review.
The format follows that of journal clubs that are presented by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in neuroscience departments across the country.
The Journal Club should be written in a style that is understandable to all readers of the Journal of Neuroscience, although it is expected that such brief summaries may involve technical detail or comments that would require additional reading for full understanding.
www.jneurosci.org /misc/ifa_features.shtml   (940 words)

  
 JOURNAL CLUB (CHEMISTRY EDUCATION)
JOURNAL CLUB is an International Scientific Seminar in the field of Chemistry/Science education organised by the Research Laboratory on Chemistry Education and History and Philosophy of Chemistry at the University of Sofia (BULGARIA).
The Journal Club is an overtly interdisciplinary forum, comprising not only papers on science/chemistry education, but also papers that themselves exemplify the highest standards of interdisciplinary research.
Journal Club is a kind of community of friends and professionals that are interested in sharing their real experiences in the area of chemistry/science education.
www.webspawner.com /users/journalclub   (1789 words)

  
 ACP Online - Journal Club Journal Profile
ACP Journal Club is unique in the world of medical journals.
The journal's distinctive format features a practical layout that provides rapid access to relevant clinical information that is immediately applicable to a physician's daily practice.
ACP Journal Club editors review over 100 medical journals in search of the most essential evidence-based information about diagnosis, treatment, and the practice of medicine.
www.acponline.org /journals/advert/journalclub-profile.htm   (151 words)

  
 NBCC - Journal Club
The Journal Club is an excellent way for LEAD graduates to stay abreast of developments in breast cancer research and to continue refining their ability to critically appraise both epidemiology and basic science research studies.
Journal Club members have the option to participate in a discussion forum on the Internet.
This forum is used to discuss Journal Club articles and the critical appraisal questions with fellow Journal Club members.
www.stopbreastcancer.org /bin/index.asp?strid=18&btnid=3&depid=7   (221 words)

  
 Journal Club / Institute for Education and Leadership
The goal of the Journal Club is continued learning, sharing of ideas about caregiving, and the evaluation of practices that lead to making better decisions for patient care.
Each month, the Journal Club selects, reviews, presents and comments on original research and review articles from current biomedical literature that discuss the cause, course, diagnosis, clinical prediction, prevention, treatment or economics of medical disorders managed by palliative and hospice physicians and related sub-specialists.
The Club meets on the third Thursday of each month, at which time a Capital Hospice Fellow provides a structured presentation of the selected literature, which is then commented on by clinicians with a high degree of expertise in the topic of the article and who have declared no conflict of interest.
www.capitalhospice.org /institute/education/journalclub   (387 words)

  
 Biochemistry Journal Club
Designed specifically for new graduate students, the Journal Club course utilizes the subject matter of the weekly Biochemistry Departmental seminars to provide a focus for learning and understanding the background and techniques of current research.
The course will be graded on a Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory basis based upon attendance at both the journal club and the seminars.
Prior to each journal club meeting, the paper authored by that week's speaker will be posted and emailed.
www.life.uiuc.edu /biochem/journalclub.html   (296 words)

  
 MEG | Journal Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Education Journal club may be run on your campus.
Journal references to previous Journal Clubs can be found here.
This comes as a result of a presentation by Professor Janet Grant at ANZAME where she asserted that the main reason for interprofessional learning was so that people who were paid less could be asked to perform the roles of those traditionally paid more.
hedc.otago.ac.nz /meg/Educational-Support/Journal-Club.html   (273 words)

  
 Journal Club
Journal club meets for one hour each month from noon to one o'clock pm (except July and August when the Emergencies in Medicine Series takes place each day).
Articles will be chosen by the journal club director from current papers published in major medical journals (Annals of Internal Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine, etc.) that illustrate principals of study design and that appear to be useful clinically as well.
To provide residents with access to the faculty member who directs journal club on an ongoing basis for questions, concerns, and advice.
www.umkc.edu /medpharm/journalclub.htm   (1539 words)

  
 Journal Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Just a note to remind you that the Journal Club has existed for over 33 years.
The major activity is the New England Journal with emphasis on the CPC, as well as selected articles from other journals.
I would encourage especially the 2nd year medical residents to consider coming to Journal Club because it is ideal preparation for Boards.
medicine.creighton.edu /medschool/M3courseware/InMed/JournalClub.html   (140 words)

  
 Climate Journal Club Home Page
The EPS/Chemistry/DEAS climate journal club is a group meeting roughly every two weeks to discuss a recent paper or set of papers on a topic of relevance to climate and the earth system.
Because the journal club's goal is helping us become familiar with current interesting research in many fields, we'll emphasize recent work over review articles.
The journal club is also meant to bring together people with similar interests who are spread between the various departments and foster cross-department interactions.
www.arp.harvard.edu /sci/climate/journalclub   (2142 words)

  
 Winston-Salem Journal | Club's donor drive a hit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The club, which has 125 members, is also expanding the plan to provide posters, brochures and donor cards to groups such as college organizations and church groups, she said.
Club leaders say they want to serve as a model for other rotary clubs across the state.
The Winston-Salem Journal is a Media General newspaper.
www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128769094812&path=!localnews&s=1037645509099   (463 words)

  
 Journal Club
Journal clubs are a great way to stay current with the medical literature without having to read all the journals yourself.
For a journal club to be effective several people need to participate.
The advantage of participating in a journal club is that you leave familiar with 4-5 recent articles rather than only one.
www.medicine.ufl.edu /3rd_year_clerkship/journal_club.asp   (232 words)

  
 UTMB - CAM Journal Club
Journal Club meetings occur on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 6:30pm - 8:00pm and meets at the China Border on 61st and Heards Lane in Galveston.
The second half of the 2 hour journal club is devoted to an experiential component in which an alternative practitioner demonstrates the methodology being discussed.
All Jornal Clubs are held at the China Border on 61st Street in Galveston.
cam.utmb.edu /journalclub.asp   (385 words)

  
 Ovid Technologies Field Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The editors of ACP Journal Club screen the top clinical journals on a regular basis and identify studies that are both methodologically sound and clinically relevant.
Searching the ACP Journal Club Fields describes all the searchable fields and provides at least one search example for each.
In January 2000 ACP Journal Club and Evidence-Based Medicine merged and, as of that date, all new content is listed as coming from the ACP Journal Club.
www.ovid.com /site/products/ovidguide/acpdb.htm   (3599 words)

  
 Molecular Biophysics Student Handbook - Journal Clubs and Discussion Groups
The Biophysics Journal Club offers students and opportunity to keep abreast of recent research results in the literature, to sharpen critical acumen, and to develop public speaking skills.
In addition, each student is required to present at least one journal article per year.  The Journal Club generally meets Fridays at noon.
Computational Biology students are also encourages to attend the Computational Biology Journal Club, which meets on alternate Mondays at noon.
www8.utsouthwestern.edu /utsw/cda/dept25213/files/239046.html   (242 words)

  
 Calendar - Journal Club 2005-2006
Students who are unable to attend Journal Club meetings, due to course conflicts, are still required to register for Journal Club and in lieu of attendance, they must submit questions they have for the journal article to the administrators prior to the Journal Club meeting.
The journal article must be a recent publication (no more than 2 years old) and have a maximum length of 12 pages.
The pdf files of the journal article must be sent to the administrators at least 2 weeks prior to the presentation for distribution purposes.
www.ucihs.uci.edu /anatomy/journal_syllabus.html   (279 words)

  
 Journal Club
Journal Club is optional for 3rd and 4th (and beyond) years.
Please inform the organizer (Rhys Morris) which paper you will discuss at the latest by the Thursday before Journal Club, please send a URL or an Astro-ph number.
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www.star.bris.ac.uk /journalclub2004-5.html   (2476 words)

  
 Community Forum - View Single Post - How to Earn Journal Club CME
Answer the questions posted in the same forum as the journal club article.
Your CME credits are recorded when you answer the questions associated with each journal club selection.
As of August 30, 2002, journal club CME credits are being offered free of charge.
www.medjournal.com /forum/showpost.php?p=249&postcount=1   (135 words)

  
 Keeping a Nature Journal - Environmental Education - Sierra Club
He used his journals to compose letters to friends, articles, and books to share his love of nature and to enlist people's support to preserve wilderness.
Your own Nature Journal provides an opportunity to study the natural world, to grow a deeper relationship with the Earth, to develop a greater awareness and caring for the Earth.
Bonnie Johanna Gisel is currently the Curator, LeConte Memorial Lodge, Sierra Club, Yosemite National Park, and the author of Kindred and Related Spirits: The Letters of John Muir and Jeanne C. Carr.
www.sierraclub.org /education/nature_journal.asp   (876 words)

  
 CTBP - Journal Club Archive
The purpose of the Journal Club is to help junior scientists develop critical thinking skills, to broaden their exposure to modern research examining a number of differnt biological phenomena, and to provide a forum to gain research public speaking experience.
Operationally, our intent is to have at least one person from each CTBP associated research laboratory give a Journal Club presentation at least once in every academic year.
Announcements and reminders for CTBP events including seminars, journal club meetings, and colloquia are sent on a weekly basis during the academic year.
ctbp.ucsd.edu /journal_club_past.html   (996 words)

  
 RNA Journal Club
he aim of this journal club is to discuss recent papers of general interest that deal with RNA biology, with an emphasis on gene silencing.
This journal club is open to anyone interested in RNA biology, especially RNA interference and microRNAs.
Presentations are held weekly at Parnassus, and in HSW 1128 on Mondays at noon.
mcmanuslab.ucsf.edu /RNAJC.html   (95 words)

  
 Journal Club
The first rule of Journal Club is that it will be held on Mondays at 2 pm in room 3.34 from the 23rd of October 2006.
The second rule of Joural Club is that astrophysics postgraduate students are expected to be there.
Inst., (10) UCLA) Comments: 20 pages, 4 figures; to appear in the Astrophysical Journal; desparately seeking archival images of Abell 267 from Summer 2001 We report the discovery of a transient source in the central regions of galaxy cluster Abell 267.
www.star.bris.ac.uk /journalclub.html   (2219 words)

  
 MSUPA Graduate Journal Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Graduate Journal Club is a seminar series with weekly talks given by graduate students for graduate students.
As a part of the Physics Graduate Student Council the Graduate Journal Club is also organized by graduate students.
As an improvement to the journal club meetings in the last year, we will probably serve cookies and drinks for our talks as well.
www.pa.msu.edu /~kuehnel/club/journal.html   (365 words)

  
 Journal Club
We would especially welcome suggestions from literature that you read that others in the group may not, such as specialty-specific journals, or journals which are not "medical." Additionally, although we will focus on only a couple articles a month, this is a good place for us to share information about what we've been reading.
The Journal Club meets on the first Friday of every month from 12:15 to 1:15 pm.
As part of the journal club format, Jason will be drafting a letter to the editor of the first article on diabetes-related readmissions and will gather input from the diverse attendees to revise his letter based upon the institutional perspective on the issue.
www.dartmouth.edu /~cecs/hcild/journal_club.html   (6823 words)

  
 Book Club & Reading Journal
Book Club is way for students to discuss and analyze books in order to successfully complete their Reading Journal assignment (see instructions below).
They are also encouraged to use this meeting time to discuss and work on their Reading Journal.
Reading Journal is a spiral bound notebook where students keep notes on their Book Club books.
webpages.charter.net /mrs.sutherland/bookclubreadingjournal.html   (493 words)

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