The Future of Journal Clubs: Using AI Tools to Prepare in Minutes

Journal clubs work best when everyone understands the design, the statistics, and the caveats. AI can help you prepare a crisp, balanced discussion—fast.

What to extract first

• Study design, population, endpoints.
• Primary/secondary outcomes with effect sizes and CIs.
• Bias risks, limitations, and external validity.

Discussion-ready prompts

- "List three strengths and three weaknesses of the design; cite lines."
- "Explain the clinical significance of the primary outcome in plain language."
- "Propose two follow-up studies to test robustness or generalizability."
  

Notion template for the session

• Paper Snapshot (Title, Year, Journal, DOI)
• Key Findings (bulleted, with page refs)
• Critique (internal + external validity)
• Discussion Questions (auto-generated + custom)
• Action Items / Clinical Relevance

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