MHA+Journal+Club

=Modern Human Anatomy | Journal Club Proposal= “A modern journal club for modern human anatomists”

Mission/Purpose
Primarily, to equip graduate students with the skills necessary to critique a published journal article (professional criticism). Secondarily, to contribute to Program comradery, gain exposure to areas of interest for capstone projects, promote a positive image of the Program in the campus and global communities, give insight into the publication process,

Club Name
To be determined. Must include an anatomical pun (something humerus).

Membership
All MHA students and faculty.

Meeting Location(s)
On campus, Coda Brewery or Cedar Creek Pub.

Frequency of Meeting
One per month, with an attempt to establish a recurring time (e.g., third Thursday of the month, 3:30-5:00PM).

Scope of Journal Articles Discussed
Anatomical sciences education, anthropology, clinical anatomy, education technology

Moderator Responsibilities
Every meeting will have an appointed moderator to manage the discussion of the article. A new moderator is selected every meeting. They organize the article to be reviewed, choosing the method for selection (poll…). The moderator is also responsible to updating the Club wiki webpage with resources for their meeting.

Member Responsibilities
Read the article. Make notes. Contribute to discussion. Learn something new.

Meeting Format
Members of club will meet in person to discuss the article. If consented, the discussion will be recorded, digitized and distributed as an episode of a podcast (to be created). Consider Podcasting on SoundCloud

Club Resources
I propose using the CU Anschutz School of Medicine Wiki as an outline repository. It is separate from Canvas and therefore available for use after graduation and leaving the campus. Are you a member of the Wiki with editing privileges yet? No more outdated word documents!

Other JClub Podcast Examples
EMJClub.com

Club History
In 2013, the first class of MHA students, together with junior MHA faculty, met in Spring to discuss four papers:
 * Jan 28 | Moderator: Pascoe | YouTube: An Emerging Tool in Anatomy Education, ASE
 * Feb 28 | Moderator: Royer | ?
 * Apr 4 | Moderator: Lee | Histological Knowledge as a Predictor of Medical Students’ Performance in Diagnostic Pathology, ASE
 * Apr 25 | Moderator: Russell | Clarification of the Identity of the Mammalian Fifth Pharyngeal Arch Artery, Clinical Anatomy