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Emphasizes critical evaluation of scientific papers, presentation skills, and open discussion among learners. Uses various session formats, such as a) guided journal-club format in which one or more papers are distributed in advance; b) GEM faculty “mini-talks” introducing broad topics relevant to sub-specialty areas within GEM; c) structured debates and discussions; and d) student presentations of research-in-progress. Expects participants to be prepared for each session, which may include: reading journal articles in advance and responding to Guided Journal Article Review questions (and submitting responses through CoursePlus), or preparing a research-in-progress talk. Intends to be a welcoming and rigorous forum for the discussion of the appropriate use of study designs and statistical methods for answering different types of epidemiology research and practice questions, and the strengths and limitations of various approaches.