Academic Medicine ’s Response to COVID-19

When the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the United States just 3 short months ago, perhaps few would have predicted the profound effects we are now experiencing throughout our society. One thing, however, was always certain: those who care for patients, teach, learn, and conduct research at academic health centers would find themselves on the front lines of this nation’s response to the global pandemic and soon would have knowledge and insight about their experiences to share. Between the end of February and mid-April, Academic Medicine has already received nearly 80 submissions from authors around the world seeking to disseminate knowledge about conducting patient care, health professions education, and research in the time of COVID-19. This content needs to be reviewed carefully and shared widely as soon as possible. Admittedly, the peer-review and publication processes of a scholarly journal are not traditionally the fastest way to disseminate information, but we wanted to assure our authors, readers, and reviewers that we on the editorial team are facilitating this process for COVID-19 content in a number of ways: Expedited review process. Given the rapidly changing landscape, we recognize the importance of a swift peer-review process; however, we are committed to preserving the integrity and quality of content that ultimately is published in Academic Medicine. Thus, we are continuing to review all submissions using the same standards, but we are screenin...
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