%0 Journal Article
%T Challenges of E-Journal Club: A Case Study
%A Nazila Zarghi
%A Seyed Reza Mazlom
%A Majid Rahban
%J Creative Education
%P 708-711
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2012.36105
%X Background: Journal clubs, founded by Sir William Osler in 1875, have been used as a teaching format in academic medicine for over a hundred years. New generation of journal club include EBM format, Audio journal club and the latest, E-journal clubs. This study aimed the challenges of helding E-journal club in MUMS. Method: For this, a special virtual space was designed for e-journal club and a practical article was selected for on-line comments. It was possible for participants to register in a 7-day time span. Leader of journal club sent an e-mail for participants and explained the process for them and asked them to read the article and leave a comment. As there was impossible for being on-line at the same time for participants, it was decided to design the second space for leaving comments. Both participants and leader could access the others¡¯ comments, so the interaction became possible for them. The time for leaving comments considered 10 days. Result: Although participants included faculty members and students who were familiar with e-methods, there was no comment on the space. Conclusion: It seems, other involving factors should be considered. The other factors apart from educationals, influenced on performing and participating in new generation journal clubs which demands further observation
%K Electronic Journal Club
%K Journal Club
%K E-Journal Club
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=23346