Emory medical students visually explain Cochrane COVID-19 evidence

When residency education was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic,the Emory University School of Medicine capitalized on student enthusiasm and availability to createCOVID-19 education materials. Working closely with Cochrane, they are now summarizing top priority COVID-19 rapid reviews in visual form.The project, known as the “COVID-19 Visual Series,” involves students being alerted when a high-profile Cochrane review is being published and then working in teams to create accurate, easy-to-read visual abstracts. These visuals are then published on Cochrane.org along with the review Plain Language Summary and news ite m. To ensure the accuracy of the disseminated information, a fellow or faculty member reviews all infographic content and provides feedback to the students. As a final check to ensure accuracy, a senior member of the Cochrane Editorial team or Cochrane author reviews the final content before publica tion.As the pandemic has escalated, what had begun as an experiment, has evolved into an online publishing operation involving over 100 Emory medical students, a large group of infectious disease fellows, and several professors and editors. Participants earn  Cochrane Membership points for their contributions; as Cochrane Members they can print out certificates and add officially to their CVs. They are also noted on each visual created and tagged on social media to give full credit.Dr. Caroline Coleman, the editor-in-chief of the project, says, “This has been a ...
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