# A New Spin on Journal Club: Using Evidence-Based Arguments to Debate Research News

## TL;DR

Students in a biomedical master's program debate health-related news findings using scientific evidence in a journal club format.

## Contribution

Introduces a debate-style journal club to enhance critical thinking and evidence-based argumentation in biomedical education.

## Key findings

- The debate-style journal club effectively engages students in evaluating health-related news findings.
- Students positively received the approach as it mirrors real-life scientific evaluation scenarios.

## Abstract

Biomedical master’s students participate in a debate-style journal club that challenges them to evaluate a health-related finding reported in the news. Assigned opposing views, students must defend their position using evidence from the scientific literature. This approach to journal club mirrors real-life situations and has been positively received by students.