1/ Now that I’ve transitioned back to being a full time student (
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">), I’ve taken on a personal challenge to read one academic journal article each day.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel"> So #MedTwitter #AcademicTwitter, how do you critically & effectively read a journal article?
2/ The 3-pass approach to reading a scientific article:
1st pass: quick scan of the article
2nd pass: read it in detail, highlight & jot down notes as you go
3rd pass: in dot points, try & reconstruct the main points of the paper from memory including your critical analysis
1st pass: quick scan of the article
2nd pass: read it in detail, highlight & jot down notes as you go
3rd pass: in dot points, try & reconstruct the main points of the paper from memory including your critical analysis
3/ Here is another approach:
https://www.elsevier.com/connect/infographic-how-to-read-a-scientific-paper">https://www.elsevier.com/connect/i...
https://www.elsevier.com/connect/infographic-how-to-read-a-scientific-paper">https://www.elsevier.com/connect/i...
4/ Learn to be critical
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">Why were the authors doing the research?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">Did the researchers actually answer their research question?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">Are the methods & results reliable & valid?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">Are the results useful in clinical practice or future research?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">Was the study worth doing?
5/ It’s ok not to know!
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">It’s ok to read it more than once to understand the article
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">It’s ok to look up words/ phrases you are unfamiliar with
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">It’s ok if you need to put the article down & come back later!
#MedTwitter what are your tips for reading scientific articles?
#MedTwitter what are your tips for reading scientific articles?
6/ Learn (and read!) more here:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📌" title="Reißzwecke" aria-label="Emoji: Reißzwecke"> https://web.stanford.edu/class/ee384m/Handouts/HowtoReadPaper.pdf
https://web.stanford.edu/class/ee3... class="Emoji" style="height:16px;" src=" https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📌" title="Reißzwecke" aria-label="Emoji: Reißzwecke"> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3687192/#!po=72.2222
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic... class="Emoji" style="height:16px;" src=" https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📌" title="Reißzwecke" aria-label="Emoji: Reißzwecke"> https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/1177484/how_to_read_effectively.pdf">https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/as...