Findings from an OMFS journal club: is COVID-19 the catalyst we have needed to embrace technology?

The COVID-19 outbreak has rapidly progressed into a worldwide pandemic, and the need for social distancing has changed the way we learn and work. Our monthly OMFS journal club has been no different, and is currently meeting on the video conferencing application Microsoft Teams. The use of a virtual setting for training in medicine and dentistry is not new and, as in the case of our recent move to a virtual medium, it may be that COVID-19 has fast-tracked this digital transformation. There are of course disadvantages to online teaching that traditional face-to-face teaching overcomes. We conducted a survey to examine how trainees' attitudes and experiences have altered with this change, and to understand whether some elements of this new style of training may be advantageous in the post-pandemic world. We aimed to assess trainees’ attitudes towards online teaching, and which elements, if any, would be beneficial once face-to-face teaching becomes possible again. A survey was created for all trainees taking part in journal club meetings at Bradford Teaching Hospitals. Multiple-choice and Likert scale questions were designed to ascertain the differences in experience between online and face-to-face settings. A Wilcoxon matched pairs signed test was used to analyse the results. Responses were kept anonymous. Results showed that the majority of trainees found it easier to attend the online journal club, and also indicated that the most found Microsoft Teams easy to use, though we did not have another online application for comparison. There was no significant difference in participation comfort between the two settings, though trainees felt that the online setting considerably improved learning effectiveness. Furthermore, 79% (11/14) thought that online tutorials and meetings should replace traditional face-to-face meetings in the future. The use of internet technology such as video conferencing is not new, and although journal clubs are typically held in academic institutions, online and virtual clubs are flourishing. With an array of advantages, there is no shying away from the trend to move our teaching to a virtual medium. COVID-19 may have just provided the stimulus that has forced this transformation to accelerate.     

Journal Club教学方法在神经外科临床教学中的应用

Journal Club教学方法在国外住院医师培训中有较为广泛的应用，其在神经外科临床教学中的作用日益得到重视。该方法不但能够促进住院医师对新概念、新方法、新技术的掌握，帮助他们形成良好的阅读习惯，而且可以提高他们解决临床实际问题的能力。Journal Club教学方法在我国神经外科临床教学中的应用可能对住院医师规范化培训和循证医学的推广有积极的影响。     

Journal Club和lab meeting联合运用于心血管研究和教学初探

我们将JournalClub(文献沙龙)和labmeeting(实验室讨论)联合运用在心血管研究和教学中,贯彻实施"以问题为基础的学习"科研和教学模式。从对学生讲解最新文献,将其中的研究思路和设计方法,运用到自己的科研学习中去,在与指导老师及其他同学的集体讨论中,使科研问题得以解决。实践证明,这种文献学习和讨论,指导自己科研行之有效,极大地提高了学生对心血管领域研究理论和科研工作的热爱。     

杂志沙龙联合科研展示培养医学研究生科研能力初探*

科研综合能力培养是研究生教育过程中的重要任务。杂志沙龙和科研展示教学活动在国内外研究生教育中广为应用，这些方法注重培养学生对新概念、新方法、新技术由认识、掌握、应用和科研能力展示的综合能力，帮助他们在研究生阶段逐步形成独立科研能力的基本素质。本研究初步探讨杂志沙龙和科研展示在内分泌学和老年医学研究生培养中的应用，取得了较好的教学效果。