JPRM has initiated a mentorship and publishing training program for fellows and residents in pediatrics and/or physiatry!
Our program seeks to introduce fellows to the world of scholarly publishing early in their careers, to help them develop as peer reviewers, authors, researchers, and ultimately healthcare providers using evidence-based medicine. The RFP meets monthly and is responsible for developing our peer review mentorship program, visual abstracts, the Speed Journal Club, the Jacob Neufeld Best Paper Award, and more.
Mentored Peer Review: According to a survey of pediatric PM&R fellows, only 53.8% had ever published a peer-reviewed manuscript. Furthermore, only 15.4% had ever been asked to review manuscripts for a journal. Unfortunately, these statistics indicate relative unfamiliarity with the publishing process and timeline. Both critical analysis skills and familiarity with the peer-review publication process are crucial components for every early-career physician.
Many fellowship programs also have a preexisting research requirement, although how fellows satisfy this requirement is generally flexible. As such, we are partnering with pediatric PM&R fellowship programs to offer this training in order to fulfill the research requirement and better prepare fellows for publishing their own manuscripts. Participation in this program not only increases knowledge of the overall publishing process, but also enables fellows to amplify their own research and make it more accessible to the pediatric rehabilitation community via visual abstracts.
For mentors and mentees: The Residents and Fellows Program has developed a JPRM Mentoring Model to help guide you through the review process, which can be downloaded here.
Speed Journal Club: These events are designed to engage the audience in a fast-paced discussion on recent publications in pediatric rehabilitation medicine. Our RFP members review and critique selected articles, offering insights on methodologies, findings, and clinical implications, followed by an open discussion with attendees.
Watch a full recording of our first event here. To be notified of future events, please contact jprmst@gmail.com
For more information about the JPRM Residents and Fellows Program contact:
Didem Inanoglu, MD
Franciscan Children's Hospital
Spaulding Rehabilitation Medicine
Boston, MA, USA
Dinanoglu@franciscanchildrens.org