Photo courtesy of Thomas Owen and Teresa Chan. “Emergency department gridlock is in effect.” I used to hear this nearly every day as a clinical clerk, but at first, I had no idea what it really meant. Clinical training starts with an emphasis on the individual patient, as you explore one case at a time …
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Discussing the peer review process, specifically the practice of evaluating a scholarly article as a peer reviewer, in this new episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast are editor-in-chief David Sklar and senior staff editor Toni Gallo and Carl Stevens, a master reviewer for the journal and a seven-time winner of the Academic Medicine Excellence in …
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 …
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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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 …
Continue reading Strategies for Writing Effective Titles, Part 2
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. …
Continue reading Strategies for Writing Effective Titles, Part 1
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 …
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 …
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.
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. …
