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Writing Together to Get AHEAD: an interprofessional boot camp to support scholarly writing in the health professions.

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von Isenburg, M; Lee, LS; Oermann, MH
Published in: J Med Libr Assoc
April 2017

BACKGROUND: Writing for publication is an integral skill for both sharing research findings and career advancement, yet many faculty lack expertise, support, and time to author scholarly publications. Health professions educators identified writing as an area in which a new educators' academy could offer support. CASE PRESENTATION: To address this need, a writing task force was formed consisting of a librarian, a School of Medicine faculty member, and a School of Nursing faculty member. The task force launched two initiatives to motivate and support faculty writing and publication over two academic years. In the first year, a structured interprofessional "boot camp" consisting of a sequenced, modularized approach to manuscript completion was offered. In the second year, community building, in-person writing sessions, and incentives were added to the structured tasks. In year one, twenty participants enlisted in the boot camp, nine of whom completed a manuscript for submission by the end of the program. Qualitative feedback indicated potential improvements, which were put in place in the second program. In year two, twenty-eight participants enrolled, and eleven submitted thirteen manuscripts for publication by the end of the program. CONCLUSIONS: Structured tasks, frequent deadlines, and professional editorial assistance were highly valued by participants. Time remains a barrier for faculty seeking to complete manuscripts. As experts in many facets of the publication process, librarians are well positioned to partner with others to facilitate faculty and staff development in writing.

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J Med Libr Assoc

DOI

EISSN

1558-9439

Publication Date

April 2017

Volume

105

Issue

2

Start / End Page

167 / 172

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Writing
  • Staff Development
  • Publishing
  • Professional Competence
  • Libraries, Medical
  • Librarians
  • Information & Library Sciences
  • Humans
  • Health Occupations
  • Faculty, Medical
 

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von Isenburg, M., Lee, L. S., & Oermann, M. H. (2017). Writing Together to Get AHEAD: an interprofessional boot camp to support scholarly writing in the health professions. J Med Libr Assoc, 105(2), 167–172. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2017.222
Isenburg, Megan von, Linda S. Lee, and Marilyn H. Oermann. “Writing Together to Get AHEAD: an interprofessional boot camp to support scholarly writing in the health professions.J Med Libr Assoc 105, no. 2 (April 2017): 167–72. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2017.222.
von Isenburg M, Lee LS, Oermann MH. Writing Together to Get AHEAD: an interprofessional boot camp to support scholarly writing in the health professions. J Med Libr Assoc. 2017 Apr;105(2):167–72.
von Isenburg, Megan, et al. “Writing Together to Get AHEAD: an interprofessional boot camp to support scholarly writing in the health professions.J Med Libr Assoc, vol. 105, no. 2, Apr. 2017, pp. 167–72. Pubmed, doi:10.5195/jmla.2017.222.
von Isenburg M, Lee LS, Oermann MH. Writing Together to Get AHEAD: an interprofessional boot camp to support scholarly writing in the health professions. J Med Libr Assoc. 2017 Apr;105(2):167–172.

Published In

J Med Libr Assoc

DOI

EISSN

1558-9439

Publication Date

April 2017

Volume

105

Issue

2

Start / End Page

167 / 172

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Writing
  • Staff Development
  • Publishing
  • Professional Competence
  • Libraries, Medical
  • Librarians
  • Information & Library Sciences
  • Humans
  • Health Occupations
  • Faculty, Medical