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Building A Peer Reviewer Community Of Practice, Victoria Hayes Md, Robert Bing-You Md, Med, Mba, Wendy Craig Phd
Building A Peer Reviewer Community Of Practice, Victoria Hayes Md, Robert Bing-You Md, Med, Mba, Wendy Craig Phd
Journal of Maine Medical Center
Introduction: Scholarly peer review is the cornerstone for maintaining quality and relevance in the medical literature. Few programs that support peer-reviewer training have been described.
Methods: We developed a 2-pronged approach to support peer-reviewer training at our institution. This approach included a formal online course that offered a certificate of completion and an informal group manuscript peer review (GMPR) meeting held monthly.
Results: A total of 13 participants completed the online course in the first 2 years (2017-2018). Nineteen enrolled in the third year. The GMPR met regularly over 3 years and reviewed 26 manuscripts. Typical attendance has been 8-10 …