TamingtheSRU editors-in-chief

Mission Statement

We dedicate ourselves to creating a vibrant, multimodal, and supportive learning environment that fosters the acquisition of knowledge, the clinical application of that knowledge, and life long learning skills necessary to becoming a master clinician.

Commenting Guidelines

We welcome and encourage respectful and professional commenting on blog content.  To avoid Spam, commenting on posts greater than 30 days old has been disabled.  The editors of the site are informed when new comments are posted.  Comments that are defamatory in nature will be removed.

Editorial Guidelines/Process

We are committed to producing high quality educational material.  Any and all material posted to the site is reviewed by the editors prior to it's publication.  Whenever possible a pre-publication peer review process is used.    Similar to the process outlined by Thoma, et al (1), prior to publication edits and comments to posts in process are solicited from expert peer reviewers.  To be considered an expert peer reviewer, the individual should meet one of the following criteria:

1. Published author (textbook, textbook chapter, peer-reviewed journal articles) in the subject area

2. National speaker in subject area

3. Received specialty training (i.e. post-residency fellowship training) in the subject area

The author of the post incorporates the feedback from the peer review process, revising their post as needed.  A final review is conducted by the editor(s) prior to publication.  

Any additional comments from the expert peer reviewer(s) will be published in the comments section simultaneously with publication of the post.

All posts to the site, whether submitted for expert peer review or not, undergo the following editorial process:

1. Writers (guest, resident or faculty)

   • Writes initial draft with plan for images / infographics as determined by writer and section editor

2. Section Editor (resident or faculty)

   • Creates schedule / plan for posts at least 3 months ahead

   • Solicits articles from writers

   • Edits for spelling, grammar and references

   • Emails solicitation for help from faculty peer review group

3. Faculty Review (fellow or faculty)

   • Reviews for content, additional context and appropriate references

   • They also have the option to provide ‘expert commentary’ that can be published along-side of article

   • Sends reviewed article back to original author and section editor

4. Writer

   • Edits for content based on faculty peer review

   • Sends to section chief

5. Section Editor

   • Uploads article into TamingtheSRU, adds images, infographics as appropriate and marks for review

6. Editors-in-Chief

   • Review and Schedule post for publication

TamingtheSRU Editorial Team

Annals of B Pod Section

• Section Editors Marlena Wosiski-Kuhn, MD PhD - Bronwyn Finney, MD

• Faculty Editors Bill Knight, MD, Natalie Kreitzer, MD, Ryan LaFollette, MD, Jessica Baez, MD, Grace Lagasse, MD and Kari Gorder, MD

Minor Care Section

• Section Editors Bronwyn Finney, MD

• Faculty Editor Anita Goel, MD

Ultrasound Section

• Section Editors Martina Diaz, MD

• Faculty Editors Lori Stolz, MD, Jessica Baez, MD, and Patrick Minges, MD

Air Care Section

• Section Editors Kelly Tillotson, MD

• Faculty Editors Bill Hinckley, MD and Woods Curry, MD

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Terms of Use

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References

1. Thoma, B., Chan, T., Desouza, N. & Lin, M. (2014) Implementing Peer Review at an Emergency Medicine Blog: Bridging the Gap Between Educators and Clinical Experts. CJEM. 16(0), 1-4. DOI: 10.2310/8000.2014.141393