D L Langkamp1, J M Pascoe, D B Nelson. 1. Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School.
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.
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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.
Authors: Marek Brzezinski; Ricarda Sawatzki; H Nicole Tran; Kathryn Price; Maren Gregersen; Celeste Wong; Chun-Miao Feng; Stephen Kimatian; K Annette Mizuguchi; Jasleen Kukreja; John D Mitchell; Kathy D Schlecht Journal: J Educ Perioper Med Date: 2020-10-01