1 Overview	(c) Are the methods used for recruitment described in enough detail?
(a) Is the paper right for the BMJ?	(d) Was the evaluation method planned in advance and linked to the aims of the study?
(b) Does it add anything new and valuable?	(e) Is the evaluation tool described in enough detail?
(c) Is it suitable for a general readership?	(f) Are the results meaningful?
(d) Is it readable?	4 Discussion
2 Theoretical considerations	(a) Is it well structured?
(a) Are the aims and objectives clearly stated?	(b) Does it discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the study in relation to other studies?
(b) Is the educational rationale explicit?	(c) Does it discuss the meaning and implications of the results?
(c) Is the intervention described in context?	(d) Does it discuss the need for further work?
3 Study presentation and design
(a) Is the method described in enough detail?
(b) Does the study allow the questions posed to be answered?