Medicine and the Arts (MATA) is a treasured feature of our journal Academic Medicine. MATA elevates a creative work and a companion commentary related to a range of issues and experiences in the field of academic medicine. MATA debuted in 1991, before journal content was published online. Now, more than 3 decades later, we are navigating …
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Updates for Our Medicine and the Arts Feature
Medicine and the Arts (MATA) is Academic Medicine’s longest-running feature. Since 1991, MATA authors have explored the relationship between art and the teaching, learning, and practice of medicine. MATA has long served a unique role in the literature of health professions education by inviting moments of reflection on medicine as seen through the lens of …
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New Collection of Articles on Language Equity in Medical Education
Editor's Note: Listen to the collection curators discuss strategies to address language-related health disparities and enhance language-appropriate training and assessment in medical education on the Academic Medicine Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/language-equity-in-medical-education/id1112697692?i=1000645990848. To recognize and demonstrate that all persons are valued and respected, academic medicine ideally will reflect the communication needs and language preferences of the population. We …
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Academic Medicine Earns Impact Factor of 7.4!
Clarivate Analytics released its 2022 Journal Impact Factors (JIFs), and Academic Medicine earned a JIF of 7.4. It places us at the top of the Education, Scientific Disciplines category for the eighth year in a row. It also places us third in the Health Care Sciences & Services category. In addition to having the top …
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Ask the Editors: Send us your research methods questions
Have a question about designing, conducting, or writing up your research? Ask the editors of Academic Medicine! Send us your questions about qualitative and quantitative research methods, and we’ll answer a selection of them on an upcoming episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast. 3 options for submitting your questions: You can send us your question …
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Academic Medicine Earns Impact Factor of 7.840, Highest Ever!
Clarivate Analytics released its 2021 Journal Impact Factors (JIFs), and Academic Medicine earned a JIF of 7.840. It places us at the top of the Education, Scientific Disciplines category for the seventh year in a row. It also places us sixth in the Health Care Sciences & Services category. In addition to having the top JIF in …
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Academic Medicine Call for Volunteer Assistant Editors
Academic Medicine is seeking applications for volunteer assistant editors. The assistant editor role is characterized by Working closely with the editor-in-chief, associate editors, and editorial staff on matters related to manuscript review and decision-makingStrengthening experience and skills related to writing, reviewing, and editing content for scholarly publicationAttending annual Academic Medicine editorial board meetings Successful candidates …
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Academic Medicine Earns Impact Factor of 6.893, Highest Ever!
Clarivate Analytics released its 2020 Journal Impact Factors (JIFs), and Academic Medicine earned a JIF of 6.893. It places us at the top of the Education, Scientific Disciplines category for the sixth year in a row. It also places us fourth in the Health Care Sciences & Services category. In addition to having the top JIF in …
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Innovation Reports: A New Way to Change Thinking and Practice through Scholarship
By Mary Beth DeVilbiss, Managing Editor, Academic Medicine When you submit a paper to Academic Medicine, the periodic status updates you see in Editorial Manager as your manuscript passes through the peer review process don’t fully reflect the long hours and careful consideration the external reviewers and editorial staff put into the decision making process …
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