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Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Critical appraisal of published research papers is routinely conducted as a journal club (JC) activity in pharmacology departments of various medical colleges across Maharashtra, and it forms an important part of their postgraduate curriculum. The objective of this study was to evaluate the perception of pharmacology postgraduate students and teachers toward use of critical appraisal as a reinforcing tool for research methodology. Evaluation of performance of the in-house pharmacology postgraduate students in the critical appraisal activity constituted secondary objective of the study.
METHODS: The study was conducted in two parts. In Part I, a cross-sectional questionnaire-based evaluation on perception toward critical appraisal activity was carried out among pharmacology postgraduate students and teachers. In Part II of the study, JC score sheets of 2nd- and 3rd-year pharmacology students over the past 4 years were evaluated.
RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-seven postgraduate students and 32 teachers participated in Part I of the study. About 118 (92.9%) students and 28 (87.5%) faculties considered the critical appraisal activity to be beneficial for the students. JC score sheet assessments suggested that there was a statistically significant improvement in overall scores obtained by postgraduate students (n = 25) in their last JC as compared to the first JC.
CONCLUSIONS: Journal article criticism is a crucial tool to develop a research attitude among postgraduate students. Participation in the JC activity led to the improvement in the skill of critical appraisal of published research articles, but this improvement was not educationally relevant.
METHODS: The study was conducted in two parts. In Part I, a cross-sectional questionnaire-based evaluation on perception toward critical appraisal activity was carried out among pharmacology postgraduate students and teachers. In Part II of the study, JC score sheets of 2nd- and 3rd-year pharmacology students over the past 4 years were evaluated.
RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-seven postgraduate students and 32 teachers participated in Part I of the study. About 118 (92.9%) students and 28 (87.5%) faculties considered the critical appraisal activity to be beneficial for the students. JC score sheet assessments suggested that there was a statistically significant improvement in overall scores obtained by postgraduate students (n = 25) in their last JC as compared to the first JC.
CONCLUSIONS: Journal article criticism is a crucial tool to develop a research attitude among postgraduate students. Participation in the JC activity led to the improvement in the skill of critical appraisal of published research articles, but this improvement was not educationally relevant.
摘要：
目的：在马哈拉施特拉邦各个医学院的药理学部门中，作为期刊俱乐部（JC）活动，对已发表的研究论文进行严格评估。它是他们研究生课程的重要组成部分。这项研究的目的是评估药理学研究生和教师对使用批判性评估作为研究方法的强化工具的看法。评估内部药理学研究生在批判性评估活动中的表现构成了研究的次要目标。
方法：本研究分两部分进行。在第一部分,在药理学研究生和教师中对批判性评估活动的感知进行了基于横断面问卷的评估。在研究的第二部分，评估了过去4年中2年级和3年级药理学学生的JC成绩表。
结果：一百二十七名研究生和32名教师参与了研究的第一部分。大约118名（92.9％）学生和28名（87.5％）学院认为批判性评估活动对学生有益。JC成绩表评估表明，与第一届JC相比，研究生（n=25）在上一届JC中获得的总分在统计学上显着提高。
结论：期刊文章批评是培养研究生研究态度的重要工具。参与JC活动提高了对已发表研究文章进行批判性评估的技能，但是这种改进与教育无关。
方法：本研究分两部分进行。在第一部分,在药理学研究生和教师中对批判性评估活动的感知进行了基于横断面问卷的评估。在研究的第二部分，评估了过去4年中2年级和3年级药理学学生的JC成绩表。
结果：一百二十七名研究生和32名教师参与了研究的第一部分。大约118名（92.9％）学生和28名（87.5％）学院认为批判性评估活动对学生有益。JC成绩表评估表明，与第一届JC相比，研究生（n=25）在上一届JC中获得的总分在统计学上显着提高。
结论：期刊文章批评是培养研究生研究态度的重要工具。参与JC活动提高了对已发表研究文章进行批判性评估的技能，但是这种改进与教育无关。
