<aside> <img src="/icons/book_blue.svg" alt="/icons/book_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Journal clubs are an opportunity for students to read and discuss pertinent clinical and scientific literature. There is no better place for this than in a clinical setting with their clinical preceptors, fostering evidence-based practice!

This portal was made in an effort to make journal reviews more accessible to preceptors – think of this as the “SparkNotes” of relevant optometric literature.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/checklist_purple.svg" alt="/icons/checklist_purple.svg" width="40px" /> WHAT THE PORTAL INCLUDES

• Article “packets” sorted by subject, which include a link to the article, a preceptor guide, and a student study guide.
• The preceptor guide is made for you, the clinical preceptor, by NECO faculty. This summarizes the article’s key points and provides questions/answers you may wish to discuss with students.
• The student guide is more generic, and gives students a basic framework to properly review the article.
• On the left side of the page are links to PubMed searches of relevant studies published within the last year, listed by topic. (Articles here do not come with preceptor guides.)
• Also on the left side are CASP Critical Appraisal Checklists, which offer further guidance on how to review studies such as RCTs and systematic reviews more thoroughly. You could use a CASP checklist in lieu of the provided student study guide. </aside>

<aside> <img src="/icons/chat_green.svg" alt="/icons/chat_green.svg" width="40px" /> Is there an article that you wish had a preceptor guide? Let us know by requesting an article packet. (The request link can also be found on the left side of the page.)

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Recently-Published Studies by Topic

CASP Critical Appraisal Checklists

[Request an Article Packet](https://necolibrary.notion.site/Request-an-Article-Packet-1f25fadf471f475085aeb5a17b3c8d16)

Article Packets

The packets below are ready to use for journal club meetings. Each includes the link to an article, a complete study guide for the preceptor, and a worksheet-style study guide for students.

Hover over the table below, and click on the double-sided arrow to open the table as a full page to view all topics.

Article Packets