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Jan 18, 2023 12 tweets 7 min read Read on X
Loved Session #2 ("How to Peer Review") of the new Scholarly Writing Workshop Series with @GreenJournal #RFS where we are improving how authors' write by understanding perspectives of the editor, reviewer, & reader.

Top🔟take away's on writing better by reviewing better in 🧵👇
#1 How to Be a Great Reviewer:
1⃣Expertise: gotta have it; even experts have imposter syn-cultivate uncertainty in yourself
2⃣Critical Appraisal: comes w/ time, experience, mentored reviews
3⃣Communicate: how to write & structure your review
4⃣Journalology: know purpose & process
#2 How to Get Involved in Peer Review as MD:
-Start w/ clinical case reports (what you know)
-Get involved w/ journals you know & submit to
-Raise your hand: email journal/editor w/ interest & expertise
-When you get it, do it now
-Do first reviews REALLY well
-Mentors = critical
#3 How to Write a Review
-Write short summary of the article, importance in the literature, strengths, weaknesses
➡️Helps you see the BIG picture
➡️What is new?
➡️Will it advance the field?
-Then go section-by-section
-Title, abstract, & first concluding paragraph=🗝️; re-read 'em
#4 ❓By Section
-Intro:what is the research question? Do you even want to know the answer?
-Methods:can someone replicate this?
-Results:reported as stated? Or not! Fig's must stand alone. Stats=IMPT.
-Discussion:findings put in context? Beware: over-concluding, underreferencing.
#5 Comments to Editor
- Put the paper in context
- What is the reason for your recommendation?
- Report any conflicts/disclosures
- Acknowledge any help you received/sought
- Are there add'l reviewers that might be helpful?
#6 Comments to Author
-Reviewer is an umpire; calling balls & strikes
-Be impartial
-Be constructive
-Do not comment on accept/reject
-Ask authors to explain their rationale: what is new about this? How does it advance the field? Why did you select this method?
-Make paper better
#7 How do You Review References
-Do your own lit search to understand the literature
-As you develop expertise; was the authors' interpretation of a paper=same as yours?
-Are refs primary literature (good) or review articles (bad)
-Sloppy references break reviewer trust;big no-no
#8 Do's & Don'ts to Reviewing
-DO
➡️Summarize paper, put it in context
➡️Identify weaknesses & strengths
➡️Add articles that support your position
➡️Be constructive
-DO NOT
➡️Recommend accept/reject
➡️Repeat your Comments to Author, to the Editor
➡️Overlook title, abstract, refs
#9 Top Reviewer Irks
-Claims of primacy: it is NOT helpful for authors to state that they are the first
-Overinterpretation of data
-When data in the abstract does not match article
-When you are at the end of the abstract and can't tell what was done in the study
#10 What Reviewers Love
A paper that truly advances the field ...

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Jan 17, 2023
New #NeurologyEd pub from @doctordobro_ & colleagues @BostonChildrens on #NDD titled "Predictors of Resident Physician Comfort With Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)"
See key take aways in 🧵👇
ne.neurology.org/content/2/1/e2…
#2-Background:
➡️All residents will take care of patients with IDD
➡️Given improvements in treating pediatric patients with neurological disorders both child & adult neurologists need to be competent to care for pts with #NDD
See 👉Clinical primer on IDD ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
#3-Education Research Question/Objective:
To describe resident physicians' education, experiences, and comfort levels caring for individuals with IDD and to identify predictors of higher comfort levels
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Oct 10, 2022
1/How do we get undergrad neuroscience students interested in careers in #neurology, #neurosurgery, #psychiatry, & related fields? @MiaMinenMD & colleagues have answers in their new pub 👇
Read on:
Bridging Undergrad Neurosciences With Clinical Neurology ne.neurology.org/content/1/1/e2…
2/The US faces a neurologist shortage:
- By 2025, there will be a 21K deficit of neurologists
- Neuroscience=5th most common major
- But only 2.5% of med students pursue neurology, 1% neurosurg, 6% psych

See: supply/demand analysis of US neuro workforce n.neurology.org/content/81/5/4…
3/In this new @GreenJournal #NeurologyEd pub, @MiaMinenMD et al conducted a cross-sectional survey study of undergrad neuroscience faculty (#FUN faculty) to understand curricular goals, existing interaction with neurologists, and desire to connect with clinicians and researchers.
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