Enhancing experiential education: Implementing and improving the journal club experience

Journal club has been recognized for years as an important learning tool for student pharmacists. Literature evaluation activities consistently prove to be one of the most challenging aspects of pharmacy education for students, residents, preceptors, and even seasoned pharmacists. As clinical pharmacy practice continues to expand through innovative new health care delivery models, pharmacists and students alike have expanded opportunities to learn new skills and information through the journal club process. For pharmacy preceptors, initiating and maintaining a regular and effective journal club can be a daunting addition to other job and precepting responsibilities. This article provides resources for implementing and improving journal club in the fast-paced pharmacy practice settings of today.