Core Questions for Journal Club

These guidelines offer ways to briefly cover the following key points during journal club discussions and/or grand rounds when presenting research findings.

Guidelines for Grand Rounds and Journal Club Meetings

• Type of study and study design
• Source of funding
• Sample selection strategy and characteristics of sample
• Analytical approach used
• How generalizable are results?
• How would you discuss the findings with patients?
  • For study enrollment?
  • For application of study results to the patient’s care?

Click here to download “Critical Reading of the Medical Literature: Structured Review of Articles”. provides a suggested format for those who are preparing summaries of article for journal club.