Journal Venues for Clinician-Educators 
               
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
              Case Reports/ Clinical Vignettes - General Internal Medicine (Impact Factor) 
                                                                           
                                                                           
                  •    NEJM (IF=51.3): http://www.nejm.org 
                           o  “Images in Clinical Medicine” Letters 
                  •    Lancet (25.8): http://www.thelancet.com/  
                           o  “Short Communication” 
                  •    Annals of Internal Medicine (14.8): http://www.annals.org/ , Letters 
                  •    Archives Internal Medicine (7.92):  http://archinte.ama-assn.org/  
                           o  “Clinical Observations”:  case series, sample: http://archinte.ama-
                                assn.org/cgi/content/full/164/21/2383 
                  •    BMJ (9.24) 
                           o  “Clinical Review”: few case reports, sample: 
                                http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/extract/330/7482/83?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&
                                hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=%22case+report%22&searchid=11061475366
                                17_12152&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&volume=330&issue=7482  
                  •    American Journal of Medicine (4.52): http://www.amjmed.org/, Letters 
                  •    Journal of Internal Medicine (4.73): 
                       http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0954-6820 
                  •    Mayo Clinic Proceedings (4.02): http://www.mayo.edu/proceedings/ 
                           o  “Medical Images”, “Case Reports” , sample: 
                                http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/inside.asp?AID=652&UID 
                  •    Canadian Medical Association Journal (6.86): http://www.cmaj.ca/ 
                           o  “Clinical Vistas”: Images. “Auscultations”: short case reports. “Case Reports” : short 
                                reports 
                  •    JGIM (2.96). http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/submit.asp?ref=0884-8734 
                  •    Am J Med Sci (1.4): 
                                               http://www.amjmedsci.com (page charges apply) 
                  •    Southern Medical Journal (0.8): http://www.smajournalonline.com/ 
                  •    Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (0.7): http://www.jrsm.org/ 
                  •    Patient Care (NA): http://www.patientcareonline.com/patcare (and get paid for it!!) 
                           o  Sample: http://www.patientcareonline.com/patcare/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=138230 
                  •    European Journal of Internal Medicine (NA): “Brief Report”: 
                       :http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09536205 
                  •    Postgraduate Medicine (0.7): http://www.postgradmed.com/index.htm 
                           o  “Puzzles in practice”, “Pearls in Dermatology”: short case reports/ pictures/ few/ year 
                           o  Sample: http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2004/11_04/puzzles_question.htm 
                  •    Journal of Hospital Medicine (NA),  “Clinical Conundrum” 
                       http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/111081937/ForAuthors.html  
                  •    Journal of Medical Case Reports (N/A)  http://jmedicalcasereports.com/info/instructions  
                  •    American Journal of Case Reports (Formerly known as “Case Reports and Clinical Practice 
                       Review”) (N/A) (Cost to publish)  http://www.amjcaserep.com/page.php?IDpage=210&p=4 
                  •    Consultant Peer Reviewed Consultations in Primary Care  (N/A) 
                       http://www.consultantlive.com  
               
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          Adapted from: Morahan PS, Fleetwood J. The double helix of activity and 
          scholarship: building a medical education career with limited resources. 
          Medical Education. 2008; 42 (1) , 34–44.  
          http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/119403373/HTMLSTART 
           
           
          Peer-reviewed venues for medical educational scholarship (MEDLINE) 
           
          General Medical Education Journals          
              o  Academic Medicine http://www.aamc.org 
              o  Advances in health science and education, 
                 http://www.springer.com/education+&+language/journal/10459 , is a forum for scholarly and 
                 state-of-the art research into all aspects of health sciences education.  
              o  American Journal of Medical Sciences www.amjmedsci.com  
              o  BMC Medical Education http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmededuc/ 
              o  BMJ http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/ “ABCs of Teaching & Learning” 
              o  Clinical Teacher (Clin Teacher) http://www.theclinicalteacher.com/submitarticle.html 
              o  Journal of General Internal Medicine, 
                 http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0884-8734, Society of General Internal 
                 Medicine, ( “Innovations in Education & Clinical Practice” section) 
              o  Medical Education, http://www.mededuc.com, Association for the Study of Medical 
                 Education in affiliation with the World Federation for Medical Education (twice yearly: “Really 
                 Good Stuff” section for 500 word reports of new ideas) 
              o  Medical Education Online  http://www.med-ed-online.org/  
              o  Seminars in Medical Practice, http://www.turner-white.com/smp/smp01.php, publishes 
                 original articles and reports examining key concepts underlying quality, cost-effective, and 
                 ethical health care. Focus on ACGME competencies. 
              o  Southern Medical Journal www.sma.org/smj  
              o  Medical Teacher http://www.medicalteacher.org, Association of Medical Education in Europe 
              o  Teaching and Learning in Medicine, www.leaonline.com/loi/tlm http://www.siumed.edu/tlm, 
                 Alliance for Clinical Education affiliation, http://www.allianceforclinicaleducation.org/ace 
           
          Other                                       
              o  Academic Emergency Medicine, http://www.aemj.org/current.shtml, Society for Academic 
                 Emergency Medicine 
              o  Academic Psychiatry, http://ap.psychiatryonline.org  
              o  Academic Radiology, http://www.academicradiology.org/       
              o  Advances in Health Sciences Education: Theory & Practice 
                 http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1382-4996 
              o  Ambulatory Pediatrics, http://www.ambpeds.org/journal.cfm, Ambulatory Pediatrics 
                 Associations, limited venue for education) 
              o  Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice  http://www.the-
                 networktufh.org/publications_resources/educationforhealth.asp The Network – Towards 
                 Unity for Health 
              o  Evaluation & the Health Professions, http://ehp.sagepub.com/  
              o  Family Medicine Journal, www.stfm.org, Society of Teachers in Family Medicine (has 
                 “Innovations in Family Medicine Education” section for 500-1000 word brief reports of 
                 innovations) 
              o  Geriatrics & Geriatrics Education http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sku=J021 
              o  Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine, http://jepmadmin.org/, Section sponsored by 
                 Society for Education in Anesthesia, in Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, Association of 
                 Anesthesia Clinical Directors 
              o  Journal of Medical Internet Research, http://www.jmir.org/2004/3/e36  
              o  Patient Education and Counseling, www.ees.elsevier.com/pec, European Association for 
                 Communication in Healthcare (EACH) and Am Academy on Physician and Patient (AAPP) 
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              Table S5. Peer-reviewed venues for medical educational scholarship (non-MEDLINE) 
               
                   o  ACGME Bulletin, http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/bulletin/Bu_submInfo.asp* 
                   o  Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Insight, http://www.im.org/AAIM/Pubs/Insight APDIM 
                   o  BioMed Central – Medical Education, http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmededuc 
                   o  Clinical Teacher, http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1743-4971, 
                       Association for the Study of Medical Education 
                   o  International Journal of Educational Development, http://www.elsevier.com focus on issues 
                        and problems of concern to those in the Third World. 
                   o  Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine, http://jepmadmin.org    http://www.seahq.org 
                        Society for Education in Anesthesia 
                   o  Journal of International Association of Medical Science Educators   www.jiamse.org   
                   o  Learning in Health and Social Care 
                        http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1473-6853 
                   o  Medical Education Online, http://www.med-ed-online.org 
                   o  The Teaching Physician E-Newsletter, http://www.stfm.org/teachingphysician/index.htm  
                   o  Society of Teachers in Family Medicine 
                   o  Virtual Mentor  (Papers on ethics & professionalism), http://www.ama-
                        assn.org/ama/pub/category/3510.html, American Medical Association 
               
               
                      Organization              Clearinghouses for medical education scholarship. 
                                                                                              
              Alliance for Clinical             ACE Clerkship Coordinator Resources 
              Educators                         http://www.allianceforclinicaleducation.org/resources.htm 
              Association for Academic          Educational Materials on the Web http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/aap/non-members.htm 
              Psychiatry                        (also affiliated with American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency 
                                                Training & Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry)  
              Association of American           MedEdPORTAL. Peer reviewed publication for tutorials (PBL, SP, OSCE), lab 
              Medical Colleges                  manuals, assessment instruments, faculty development materials, computer-based 
                                                resources, virtual patient cases, etc. This is part of the Cube, Repository for Peer 
                                                Reviewed Educational Materials  
                                                http://www.aamc.org/mededportal and http://www.aamc.org/members/gea/start.htm 
                                                AAMC Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) 
              Association of Professors of      APGO Education Resource Network http://www.apgo.org/resourcenetwork/ 
              Obstetrics & Gynecology           APGO Teaching Tips http://www.apgo.org/resourcenetwork/ 
              Association of Program            Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Educational Tools 
              Directors in Internal             http://www.im.org/AAIM/Tools/default.htm http://www.im.org/APDIM 
              Medicine                           
              Association of Surgical           Focus on Surgical Education http://www.surgicaleducation.com 
              Educators                          
              Council on Medical Student        http://www.unmc.edu/Community/comsep 
              Education in Pediatrics            
              Health Education Assets           HEAL Peer Review Digital Library  (also affiliate sites) 
              Library                           http://www.healcentral.org/index.jsp 
                                                 
              Society of Academic               Innovative Approaches to Undergraduate Education 
              Emergency Medicine                http://www.saem.org/services/inform/under.html 
                                                Faculty Development Annotated Bibliography 
                                                http://www.saem.org/facdev/Mainpages/links_annotated_bib.html 
              Society of Teachers of            STFM Predoctoral Resource Network 
              Family Medicine                   http://www.edserv.musc.edu/prn/resource/resource.htm 
                                                 
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                     Reflections – for Medical Students 
        
        
         1.  Student BMJ, http://student.bmj.com/student/student-bmj.html   (see at the bottom of the 
           page, Submit an article) 
         2.  American Medical Student Association, 1000-word "perspective" for "the New Physician" 
           http://www.amsa.org/AMSA/Homepage/Publications/TheNewPhysician/Contributions.aspx  
         3.  The Journal of the Student National Medical Association (JSNMA). 
           http://www.snma.org/journal.php  
         4.  If the student is a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta (pre-med society), can submit it to their 
           journal, Scalpel, contact the AED adviser. 
         5.  AAMC Campaign to Increase Diversity in Medicine. "Aspiring Docs" www.AspiringDocs.org  
         6.  Medical students are eligible to submit reflections to The Legible Script, a national literary 
           journal for medical students.  
           http://health.usf.edu/medicine/student_organizations/thelegiblescript/index.htm  
         7.  The new Narrative Medicine Interest Group at UASOM is starting its own literary journal later 
           this year, and will likely be taking submissions next year. Valerie Gribben, MS-II, UASOM, 
           President, Narrative Medicine Interest Group vjgribben@uasom.uab.edu  
        
        
        
        
        
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                                            The University of Alabama at Birmingham 
                                                      cestrada@uab.edu  
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