Background: Current trends in health professions education are aligned to meet the needs
of the millennial learner. The aim of this study was to identify learners' perceptions of an
ongoing journal club (JC) activity in the optometry curriculum and evaluate the utility and
efficiency of this method in promoting student learning. Methods: A qualitative approach with
a phenomenological research design was adopted. The perceptions of undergraduate and
postgraduate optometry students about JCs were captured using focus group discussions. A …