In this session, editorial team members from Academic Medicine, the Journal of Graduate Medical Education, and Teaching and Learning in Medicine will share insights from their experiences with editorial and peer review. They will explain how the review process works at each journal and will highlight features that make articles stand out or that raise concerns. Questions are encouraged, so bring your list of anything you’d like to know about how things work behind the scenes at med ed journals!

Objectives:  At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
Describe the editorial and peer review process at 3 medical education journals.
Identify features of articles that catch editors’ attention (in good and bad ways).

Panelists:
Anna T. Cianciolo, PhD -- Editor-in-Chief, Teaching and Learning in Medicine; Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Education at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
Deborah (Deb) Simpson, PhD, Deputy Editor of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education; Director of Education – Academic Affairs, Advocate Aurora Health; Clinical Professor (Adjunct) of Family & Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine.
Bridget O'Brien, PhD – Deputy Editor, Academic Medicine; Professor in the Department of Medicine and Education Scientist, Center for Faculty Educators, University of California, San Francisco.

About Medical Education Grand Rounds at the Center for Faculty Educators (CFE): At these hour-long sessions, participants hear about recent research in health professions education. Presenters may include advanced learners studying in CFE’s master’s and doctoral programs, UCSF faculty who conduct education research, and invited speakers who contribute outside perspectives to advance the scholarly study of health professions education.

UCSF is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The above credit is inclusive of all UCSF Educational Skills Workshops and the Teaching Scholars Program. Credit available for this event only is 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. UCSF Educational Skills Workshops and Med Ed Grand Rounds have been approved by UCSF Rehabilitative Services for up to 7 continuing education hours per year total. Questions regarding this approval should be directed to (415) 514-6779. Psychology: This educational activity is recognized by the California Board of Psychology as meeting the continuing education requirements toward license renewal for California psychologists. Psychologists are responsible for reporting their own attendance to the California Board of Psychology. Psychologists from other states should check with their respective licensing boards. Course No. MGR25075.