Greatness Originates in Small Acts of Kindness
People perceive greatness as something that comes from grand gestures or remarkable achievements. However, the field of medicine has shown us time and time again that the origin of true greatness lies in small acts of kindness. Seemingly minor acts of generosity and compassion have the power to not only improve the lives of our patients, but to inspire future generations to follow in our footsteps. Even as a premed, I strive to embody these values so that when I become a physician, I can inspire future generations of providers to do the same.
This realization dawned upon me during my senior year of college when I shadow...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - June 23, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Laura Siegel Source Type: blogs
Ask the Editors: Striving for Clarity in Designing and Reporting Quantitative Research
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, the journal’s editors–Colin West, MD, PhD, Yoon Soo Park, PhD, Jonathan Amiel, MD, and Gustavo Patino, MD, PhD–join host Toni Gallo to share practical guidance for designing and reporting quantitative research. They share tips for success and flaws to avoid around designing your study, using descriptive and inferential statistics, and analyzing and presenting your data. While the advice in this episode comes from the editors of Academic Medicine, much of it also applies to designing and reporting quantitative research for other journals and publications.&...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - June 12, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast medical education quantitative research scholarly publishing scholarly writing Source Type: blogs
Doubt, Deferral, and Destiny
Five years ago, if you told me that I would be an entering MD/PhD student, I’d be elated, but if you had told me two years ago — I’d laugh and call you a liar. It’s strange that along my journey to medical school and physician-scientist training, there was such a low point, but one that many medical students can relate to: impostor syndrome during the application cycle.
I had been working toward this point throughout college, and before I started writing my applications, I felt reasonably confident in my goal to become a physician-scientist studying cancer biology. Yet the writing process brought my doubts, ...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - May 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Laura Siegel Tags: imposter syndrome Source Type: blogs
Ask the Editors: Practical Guidance for Designing and Reporting Qualitative Research
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, the journal’s editors–Bridget O’Brien, PhD, Jonathan Amiel, MD, Megan Brown, MBBS(H), PhD, and Laura Hirshfield, PhD–join host Toni Gallo to share practical guidance for designing and reporting qualitative research. They make recommendations for getting started, choosing a methodology, and effectively using published guidelines. Then they dispel common myths around writing up and publishing qualitative research. While the advice in this episode comes from the editors of Academic Medicine, much of it also applies to designing and reporting qu...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - May 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast medical education qualitative research scholarly publishing scholarly writing Source Type: blogs
Translating Pre-Medical Experiences into Clinical Skills
As a pre-medical student in college, it can be overwhelming deciding how to allocate your time outside of classes. A good first step is to try a variety of activities and to intently pursue those that fulfill you the most. While you should take into account admission requirements and experiences to maximize your competitiveness (i.e. clinical experiences, research, and volunteer service), the driving force for how you spend your free time should be where your passions lie. Ultimately, pursuing your passions will inherently make you a stronger (and more unique) applicant.
Now that I have finished my core requirements as ...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - May 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Laura Siegel Source Type: blogs
Call for Letters to the Editor From Trainees: Mentorship Matters (Now Open to June 16)
*Submission site: Submitter Login Page – Call for Papers – 2023 Academic Medicine’s Letters to the Editor Written by Trainees (abstractscorecard.com)*
Editor’s note: We are using the Cadmium submission platform for the call for Trainee-Authored Letters to the Editor; please do NOT submit your letters through Editorial Manager.
Academic Medicine is seeking original submissions for our Letters to the Editor feature from medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as trainees in other health professions on the topic of why mentorship has mattered in your professional journey.
The editors ar...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - April 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: Annual Call for Trainee-Authored Letters to the Editor medical education medical students residents scholarly publishing Source Type: blogs
Call for Letters to the Editor From Trainees: Mentorship Matters (Open June 12 to June 16)
*Submission site: Submitter Login Page – Call for Papers – 2023 Academic Medicine’s Letters to the Editor Written by Trainees (abstractscorecard.com)*
Editor’s note: We are using the Cadmium submission platform for the call for Trainee-Authored Letters to the Editor; please do NOT submit your letters through Editorial Manager.
Academic Medicine is seeking original submissions for our Letters to the Editor feature from medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as trainees in other health professions on the topic of why mentorship has mattered in your professional journey.
The editors ar...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - April 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: Annual Call for Trainee-Authored Letters to the Editor medical education medical students residents scholarly publishing Source Type: blogs
Call for Letters to the Editor From Trainees: Mentorship Matters
Academic Medicine is seeking original submissions for our Letters to the Editor feature from medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as trainees in other health professions on the topic of why mentorship has mattered in your professional journey.
The editors are seeking letters that describe an experience with a mentor, sponsor, or coach, and how this experience has promoted, or perhaps challenged, your professional development. A successful letter will not simply highlight a positive or negative experience—or be a tribute to an individual mentor—but will illuminate how your mentorship experience influence...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - April 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: Annual Call for Trainee-Authored Letters to the Editor medical education medical students residents scholarly publishing Source Type: blogs
What ’ s On Your Plate? Culinary Medicine as an Innovative Nutrition Education Model
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, guests Courtney Newman and Jaclyn Albin, MD, join host Toni Gallo to discuss culinary medicine and its role in teaching nutrition, nutrition counseling, and hands-on cooking skills to medical students. The conversation also covers how culinary medicine programs build connections and community and improve the well-being of students, faculty, and patients.
This episode is now available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else podcasts are available.
A transcript is below.
Read the article discussed in this episode: Newman C, Yan J, Me...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast culinary medicine medical education nutrition patient care Source Type: blogs
Call for Cover Art: Now Open to April 28, 2023!
*Submission site: https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/login.asp?EventKey=ZJFEJLIX*
Editor’s note: We are using the Cadmium submission platform for Cover Art this year; please do NOT submit your Cover Art through Editorial Manager.
We are excited to announce our third call for the Cover Art feature will launch on April 3, 2023! Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of experts in art and medicine. The journal welcomes photography, sculpture, painting, textile work, and other visual media. Accepted Cover Art will be published in Academic Medicine throughout 2024!
The completed AAMC Artist Consent F...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 10, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: Call for Cover Art art in medicine humanities in medicine medical education medical students residents scholarly publishing Source Type: blogs
Call for Cover Art: Coming April 2023!
Editor’s Note: Please stay tuned for the submission link, which will be added here prior to the call launch. (We are using the Cadmium submission platform for Cover Art; please do NOT submit your Cover Art through Editorial Manager via the Academic Medicine website.)
We are excited to announce our third call for the Cover Art feature will launch on April 3, 2023! Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of experts in art and medicine. The journal welcomes photography, sculpture, painting, textile work, and other visual media. Accepted Cover Art will be published in Academic Medicine throughout 2024!
The completed A...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 10, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: Call for Cover Art art in medicine humanities in medicine medical education medical students residents scholarly publishing Source Type: blogs
Ask the Editors: Send us your research methods questions
Have a question about designing, conducting, or writing up your research? Ask the editors of Academic Medicine!
Send us your questions about qualitative and quantitative research methods, and we’ll answer a selection of them on an upcoming episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast.
3 options for submitting your questions:
You can send us your question on Twitter. Tag @AcadMedJournal in your tweet.
You can email your question to academicmedicine@aamc.org with the subject line “Academic Medicine Podcast research methods question.”
You can record a voice memo asking your question that we will play a...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 6, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast Journal Announcement Academic Medicine podcast medical education research qualitative research quantitative research research methods Source Type: blogs
2022 Cover Art Honorable Mentions
Editor’s note: If you are interested in submitting to our 2023 call for cover art, stay turned for details, which will be posted soon.
In response to our second call for cover art in 2022, we received an overwhelming number of submissions. We were thrilled with the number and quality of submissions, and we are grateful for and humbled by the authors’ artwork, insights, stories, and reflections. Because we are able to print only a fraction of the cover art we received, we wanted to acknowledge the artists whose work we loved but cannot publish. The following artists received an honorable mention:
Only One i...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - January 26, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: Annual Call for Cover Art art in medicine humanities medical education Source Type: blogs
Bouncing Back from Failure – My Journey to Medical School
My story begins with this quote from a sixth-grade teacher in a classroom: “All you do is disrupt my teaching; you won’t succeed in life!” After hearing this, I wrestled over these words over and over, thinking to myself, am I fit to continue in school?
In elementary school, I read below my grade level and continuously fell behind the rest of the class. My self-esteem plummeted as I watched the rest of the students pass their tests and receive compliments for their good behavior. My fifth-grade educators observed this, so they hired a learning specialist to evaluate any learning or behavioral deficiencies I potent...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - January 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Laura Siegel Source Type: blogs
Writing Effectively and Navigating the Publication Process: Advice from the Editors of Academic Medicine
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, our editors share their advice for authors submitting their scholarship for publication and describe what they look for when they’re reviewing submissions. Also included are resources to help authors write successfully and publish their work. This episode is meant for new authors and authors new to medical education and, while the advice comes from the editors of Academic Medicine, much of it also applies to other types of medical education scholarship, to scholarly publishing in other disciplines, and to submissions to other journals and publications.
This episode...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - December 19, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast scholarly publishing scholarly writing Writing Series Source Type: blogs
