Recently, I ran into a former colleague, who now was a medical director for a multispecialty physician group. He negotiates contracts with payers and manages the specialists and primary care doctors. “It’s a different world,” he told me. “No more do we just admit the patient to the hospital. Now, we try to keep patients out of …
An Introduction to Reviewing the Statistical Methods in a Study
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: Colin P. West, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and biostatistics, Division of General …
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Practical Strategies for Enhancing the Peer Review of Manuscripts
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: Sheila W. Chauvin, PhD, MEd, professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, and School of …
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Making Peer Review Fulfilling Work
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: Thomas S. Huddle MD, PhD, professor of medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, UAB School of …
“In Press” or “Forthcoming”: Issues of Naiveté and Experiences for Medical Student Publishing
By J. Michael Homan, MA, Director of Libraries, Mayo Clinic Two articles in Academic Medicine’s November issue underscored issues of integrity and professionalism based on the misrepresentation of unpublished manuscripts in residency applications. Although the Grimm and Maxfield study on the ultimate publication rate of unpublished manuscripts listed in residency applications did not include potential …
An Interview with the Editors
Editor’s Note: The following is part of the Peer Reviewer Resources series. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. Editor-in-Chief David P. Sklar and Associate Editor Jan Carline, a previous top reviewer for Academic Medicine, discuss how they approach reviews, what they, as editors, look for in a …
The (Re)View from the Other Side
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: Grace C. Huang, MD, director of assessment, Shapiro Institute for Education and Research, Harvard Medical …
Thoughts Upon Becoming A Journal Manuscript Reviewer
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: William A. Norcross, MD, clinical professor of family medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine The …
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Hints for Reviewing Articles
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: Rika Maeshiro, MD, MPH, advisor, Public Health and Prevention, Association of American Medical Colleges The Academic …
The Hidden Mentor: The Role of the Reviewer
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: Mark Cummings, PhD, professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Michigan State University, College …
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