Meet the Editors: Jonathan M. Amiel, MD ​

What are your roles and responsibilities with Academic Medicine? I am an assistant editor at Academic Medicine. In this role, I review new submissions to the journal, designate submissions for peer review, work collaboratively with our fabulous editors and editorial staff to determine editorial decisions, and help authors to finalize their work for publication. As part of this process, I also engage in professional development, learning about research methods and participating in team learning and discussions. What do you enjoy most about your work with Academic Medicine? For work that is primarily asynchronous and electronic, I love how the Academic Medicine team makes time to get to know one another, consult with one another, and appreciate one another. In just a few short months, I have learned a tremendous amount (technically, philosophically, culturally) from our work together. I really appreciate the team’s commitment to helping advance the fields of academic medicine and medical education through disseminating high-quality scholarly work. I also really appreciate that the group is also extremely thoughtful about and contemplates diversity of identity, thought, and experience in its work. Describe your work outside of Academic Medicine. I am a psychiatrist and Senior Associate Dean for Innovation in Health Professions Education at Columbia. In my clinical work, I work with adolescents and adults who are facing challenges or roadblocks in their life, hav...
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