🤔 How do journal editors decide whether to send a manuscript for peer review? 🆓 @charlie-wray.bsky.social & I discuss how to get your foot in the journal's door, metaphorically speaking. @jhospmedicine.bsky.social #IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky @societyhospmed.bsky.social @pidsociety.bsky.social

The manuscript sales pitch: Getting your foot in the journal's door

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The longer I practice medicine and parent, the more and more I see how skills in one translate to the other: modeling good behavior, allowing for failure, showing that you care

After 10 years in academic medicine, I've learned a few things - often by messing up or making assumptions. Here's a quick 🧵on 5 things I've learned that may be helpful for the budding academic...

Excited to see all of the #GIMSky followers of the @journalgim.bsky.social account! If you are also on #LinkedIn, please follow us there, as well! @charlie-wray.bsky.social @vipsmdmed.bsky.social @doctorvig.bsky.social @jenniclarkson.bsky.social

My advice, as a journal editor @jhospmedicine.bsky.social, has been to either (1) find a native English speaker with scientific writing experience to join your team, or (2) use ChatGPT or other AI interface to refine your writing.

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD@madhupai.bsky.social · 2y ago

Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Honest question: has anyone made a starter packet of pragmatic conservative voices on this platform? I’d love to hear common sense conservative takes on what’s ailing our world.

So true! My caveat is don’t just think of polypharmacy in older adults…any new med, adjustment, or common culprit can tip the balance toward AMS. Surprised how often we miss this in hospital medicine

Josh Trebach, MD@jtrebach.bsky.social · 2y ago

the number of times polypharmacy goes unrecognized as a cause of “altered mental status” is astounding

I'm looking at these cabinet appointments and vowing to never have impostor syndrome again

Medicine focuses a lot on the question “will this help my patient” but not on the question “when will it help my patient.” The latter becomes important as we age. We’ve developed a “time-to-benefit” tool on eprognosis.ucsf.edu to help answer this question. Here is a snapshot #MedSky #FOAMed #meded

Getting back to where I left off… Academic tip# 256:

Hey everyone! Jumping over here to join the #medsky (ne’ #medtwitter) community and see what all the hubbub is about. If you don’t know me…I post about medicine, academia, writing, riding, and being a father. Looking forward to reconnecting with folks!

Economics (ie. the study of tradeoffs and how people manage them) is a more valuable skill set than organic chemistry and many other biological sciences when applied to being a doctor. End of story.

After 10 years in academic medicine, I've learned a few things - often by messing up or making assumptions. Here's a quick 🧵on 5 things I've learned that may be helpful for the budding academic...

Academic Tip # 17: Once a week, take a moment to tell someone that you appreciate them and how they help you in your life and work. Then...take a few more minutes and share that comment with their supervisor. Imagine the impact this will have on your community in 1 year.

In academics... We don't do a good enough job of telling people when they do things right. Positive reinforcement on the smallest things (e.g. quick response to email, clear explanation to complex topic, etc) can have + long term impacts on relationships and quality of work

I have two boys. They have a ton of hot wheel and can remember EXACTLY which car is there’s and which car is the others’. To this day, I still have to look up the different RTAs. Oh to be young…

Academic Tip #4: Be nice to all the wonderful administrative assistants who coordinate and set up your meetings and who make the world go round. Even if you've never met them before and just interact via email - tell them how much you appreciate their time and energies.

If you missed it, @JHospMedicine editors @SuchitaSata & @zahirkanjee just gave an amazing Updates in Hospital Med talk at #SHMConverge24. I came for the corny jokes, but stayed for the knowledge

The great @jenreadlynn highlighting all the great work the @JHospMedicine digital media team is doing. #SHMConverge24 These folks work hard!!

This is where we are. Relying on abortion laws that were passed before the civil war ended. 🤦‍♂️

Today I received 2 emails... One told me of a fundable score on a big grant... The other was a message from my son's teacher telling me how empathetic and kind of a person he is. Guess which one I'm more proud of?

I think we wholly underestimate how much work can get done in a 30 min meeting (compared to a 1 hr meeting)

Honestly, what can the woman not do…?🤷‍♂️

Academic Tip #543: When you present your work, there are generally two types of people who will give you feedback. Those who will give you praise, and those who will question it. The former feel good. But, you’ll get the most long-term value by listening to the later.

Academic Writing Tip #3: Get rid of adverbs. All of them. They slow your reader down and muddle your story. You think they help, but they don't.

My wife and I are both fairly compensated physicians… yet she insists on tearing our kids’ napkins in half to “save a little money”. I love her.

Academic Tip #204: When submitting a manuscript to a journal... Try to suggest reviewers. It can be hard to find appropriate people to review a paper. If you lower the bar for the Review Editor - even just a bit-there are probably better odds your paper will be sent for review.

I’ve grown frustrated with MedTwitter who has for years complained about trolling, misinterpretation, and people’s lack of ability to understand nuance… …to then turn on their own, over interpret a tweet, & leave insensible responses. Come on folks!

Academic tip #68: In academia, sometimes you will have to do something for free for a while before you are paid to do it (eg. Time buy out) Instead of looking at this a “giving away your time”, view it as the opportunity to prove your worth.

Academic tip #192: If you want to be a better writer, read more. If you want to be a better thinker, write more.