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Implementation and Evaluation of Near-Peer Facilitated Journal Club Activities in a Required MLE Course Series.
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2018 October
Objective. To describe and evaluate the implementation of multiple, content-integrated journal club activities into a large, required medical literature evaluation (MLE) two-semester course series using near-peer student facilitators. Methods. Using near-peer, third-year (P3) students as a significant source of instructional personnel, 10 journal club activities were incorporated annually into the second-year (P2) MLE series. Activities included preparation, quiz, journal club, and debriefing. Each activity divided the P2s into groups of 8-12 students. In the fall semester, journal clubs were facilitated by faculty members and near-peers as P2s participated. In spring, P2s also facilitated, while faculty members' and near-peers' roles shifted to providing rubric-facilitated feedback and mentoring. Near-peers and P2s provided feedback on the experiences. Results. Over four years, two course faculty members and 62 near-peers facilitated (fall) or provided feedback/mentoring (spring) for 346 P2 MLE I/II students in 419 individual journal clubs. Course faculty members covered 80 journal clubs, while near-peers covered 339. Faculty and near-peer ratings of P2 facilitators demonstrated good P2 preparation. P2 facilitators were best at facilitating discussion of implications and results, while being most challenged by introduction and methods. P2 survey responses highly favored the addition of journal club activities and the use of P3 near-peer facilitators. Conclusion. The use of near-peers in the implementation of integrated journal club activities in a large, required MLE course series was successful. Future study will include refining formative feedback processes, exploring benefit to near-peers, and exploring near-peer use in other didactic settings.
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