Conversations with Medical Education

Welcome to Brighton!

J Jacobs — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:02:58 +0000

There’s nothing quite like spending 24 hours and thousands of miles traveling from my parents’ home in Hawaii to arrive in Brighton to make me appreciate a comfortable bed, and at this point, any bed will be comfortable.

But before I enjoy being horizontal, I’d like to send a warm welcome to those of you who have traveled from near and far to come together for the ASME 2012 annual scientific meeting (ASM); “Delivering a High Quality Learning Experience in Changing Times.”

Over the next several days, there will be hundreds of papers presented, high quality presentations, workshops, posters, lectures and awards delivered. This is a great chance to share insights, to learn about emerging trends, and to be inspired. There will be many opportunities to meet old friends and colleagues, and make new ones. There may even be a little time to enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of what appears to be a lovely town by the sea; Brighton!

If you haven’t already done so, I encourage you to download the ASME ASM app from Google Play (for Android) or the Apple App store (for iPhone/iPad). Just search under “ASME”. It’s a nifty way to keep track of what’s going on and where to go. Please be sure to stop by the ASME booth during one of the breaks so you can meet up with one of the editors Kevin Eva, Steve Trumble or myself, plus the friendly and informative ASME staff. You will also have a chance to add a comment to the blog and therefore get entered into a lucky draw for some great prizes!

If you didn’t get a chance to join us at the ASM this year, you can still follow along by checking the blog for posts about some of what is going on, and get cracking on planning for next year in Edinburgh!

I hope to see you soon.

Josh

Good advice from the deputy editors of Medical Education

J Jacobs — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:09:50 +0000

Kevin Eva

“Editor’s note:

Given their 70 years of cumulative experience as editors and their current processing of over 1400 manuscripts per year, the deputy editors at Medical Education have accumulated many insights regarding common pitfalls that prospective authors should strive to avoid. They share these tricks of the trade routinely as colleagues, consultants and workshop facilitators, but any individual’s reach extends only so far. We want to disseminate their publication tips as broadly as possible because the core goal of our editorial team is to help scholars working within health professional education make their work as good as it can be. To that end, I asked the editors to put fingers to keyboard to briefly share the advice they consider crucial to keep in mind when writing for publication in a scientific journal. Rather than restricting their focus or attempting to engineer coverage of particular topics, I was interested in where the consistencies would lie and in the variety of focus that might arise naturally. I have sequenced their responses chronologically, from comments on the contemplation that should occur before starting to write, through overarching suggestions on the presentation of one’s work, to advice on writing specific sections, ending with a word on strategies for dealing well with requests for revisions. We hope you find these titbits of value and invite you to share additional tips of your own or to pose queries to the editorial team by …”

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Medical Education July 2012 Issue posts available for comment!

J Jacobs — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:50:38 +0000

Hi Everyone,

No doubt you’ve received the eTOC (that’s ‘e-Table of Contents’) for the July 2012 issue of Medical Education. The posts are now up on the blog so feel free to join the conversation online with other readers and authors. Some ideas for comments include:

Provide your perspective on and experience with the topic written
Share how the article might change your practice or spur your research
See who else is engaged in this area of work; ask for collaborators!

If you’d like to jump to the journal website and read the full articles, you can do so by clicking here.

This is meant to be an informal place to bounce around opinions and ideas, so jump on in, and welcome to the conversation!

Josh