Journal Clubs: Perception Of Post Graduate Allied Health Students.

[摘要] In journal club, the presenter presents a case of his interest or a rare case and the audience whichincludes teachers and his co students, critically analyze the case. In general, post graduate departmentsconduct the journal clubs once a week. The present study was undertaken to observe the perceptions of postgraduate allied health science students with regard to journal club. he study includes ten post graduatestudents studying allied health sciences. Students were asked to present a case or study as per their interest inthe weekly journal club held in the department. After all the students completed their presentation, they wereasked to provide a feedback about their perceptions on journal club. The study results suggest that thestudents were more interested about the journal clubs and they also perceived that the journal club improvestheir self-esteem. The study was conducted at one center. Though the results cannot be generalized, but thestudy highlights the importance of journal club. The study also recommends further detailed studies in thisarea.

[学科分类] 工程和技术（综合）

[关键词] Education;Journal club;Students