Thanks for following along with our first-ever writing series, What’s in a Name? How to Write an Effective Title. You can read the other posts in the series here. We hope the strategies and suggestions we shared will be helpful as you write your next journal article, grant proposal, or conference abstract or revise something …
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Applying What You Learned: Title Writing Exercise
It’s time to apply what you’ve learned this week from our writing series, What’s in a Name? How to Write an Effective Title. Just a quick reminder that this series is based on a workshop the Academic Medicine editorial staff developed, so the terminology and examples we use are from Academic Medicine. However, you can …
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Strategies for Writing Effective Titles, Part 2
Today, we’ll be sharing additional strategies for writing effective titles as part of our new writing series, What’s in a Name? How to Write an Effective Title. Just a quick reminder that this series is based on a workshop the Academic Medicine editorial staff developed, so the terminology and examples we use are from Academic …
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Strategies for Writing Effective Titles, Part 1
Today, we’ll be sharing strategies for writing effective titles as part of our new writing series, What’s in a Name? How to Write an Effective Title. Just a quick reminder that this series is based on a workshop the Academic Medicine editorial staff developed, so the terminology and examples we use are from Academic Medicine. …
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Why Titles Are Important
Over the next few days, we’ll be sharing strategies for writing effective titles in our new writing series, What’s in a Name? How to Write an Effective Title. We’ll end the week with a writing exercise so you can practice what you’ve learned. This writing series is based on a workshop the Academic Medicine editorial …
Join us for the first #AcMedWorkshop!
Writing a grant proposal or a conference abstract? Getting ready to submit a paper to your favorite medical education journal? Just want to be a better writer? Check out Academic Medicine’s upcoming blog series, What’s in a Name? How to Write an Effective Title. From June 11-15, the editorial staff will be sharing strategies for …
Academic Medicine article wins Society of Teachers of Family Medicine award!
Congratulations to Dr. Zazove and colleagues! Their article "U.S. Medical Schools’ Compliance With the Americans With Disabilities Act: Findings From a National Study" was named Best Research Paper by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. More information about the award is available from the University of Michigan Medical School.
Academic Medicine articles win the ABIM Foundation’s John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize!
Congratulations to Dr. Egener and colleagues! Their perspective "The Charter on Professionalism for Health Care Organizations" received this year's commentary prize. Congratulations to Dr. Branch and colleagues! Their article "A Multi-Institutional Longitudinal Faculty Development Program in Humanism Supports the Professional Development of Faculty Teachers" received this year's research prize. More information about the John A. …
Learning to Learn as a Medical Student
For an instructor’s perspective on these study strategies, check out the companion post by Alyssa B. Smith’s sister Dr. Megan A. Sumeracki. By: Alyssa B. Smith, third-year medical student, Chicago Medical School I began at Chicago Medical School believing the notion that my study methods had gotten me into medical school, so they could therefore …
Managing Chaos: Lessons Learned From the Emergency Department
By: Teresa Chan, MD, FRCPC, MHPE T. Chan is assistant professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine & Faculty of Health Sciences, and program director, Clinician Educator Area of Focused Competence Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. “We need a doctor in Resusc 1 STAT!” “I’m worried that …
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