Journal club

Okay, so imagine you have a group of friends, and you all really love to read books. But instead of just reading them by yourself, you all agree to read the same book every week and then get together to talk about it.

Now imagine that instead of just any book, you are all studying to become scientists or doctors, and the books you are reading are actually scientific papers that have important information in them. This is what a journal club is!

Scientists and doctors use journal clubs to stay up to date on new research and learn from each other. They choose a scientific paper to read and then get together to talk about it. They ask each other questions and try to understand the paper together.

Some journal clubs are just groups of friends who want to learn more about a topic, while others are groups formed by universities or hospitals to make sure all their employees are up to date on important research. It's like a book club but for smart grown-ups who read scientific papers!