This page contains links to the supporting materials for the University of Utah Internal Medicine Residency Journal Club. This is a weekly, outpatient journal club that focuses on appraisal and applications of medical literature (particularly, clinical practice guidelines and primary literature) to patient care.

How to set up the journal club

Instructions for Facilitator

Guidance on how to make a Critical Appraisal Template (e.g. for new study formats)

Email Template to Participants

ACC/AHA Lipid Guideline Journal Club Example Email

Critical Appraisal Templates (based on Dartmouth, CEBM, and Duke templates)

Cohort Study Critical Appraisal Worksheet

Randomized Controlled Trial Critical Appraisal Worksheet

Meta-analysis Critical Appraisal Worksheet

Clinical Practice Guideline Critical Appraisal Worksheet

Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

Screening Randomized Controlled Trial

Facilitator’s Guides

Cohort Study Facilitator’s Guide

Randomized Controlled Trial Facilitator’s Guide

Meta-analysis Facilitator’s Guide

Clinical Practice Guideline Facilitator’s Guide

Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial Facilitator’s Guide

Screening Randomized Controlled Trial Facilitator’s Guide

Learner Assessment

Journal Club - Trainee Perceptions Survey

Example Journal Club, Aug 2019