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Editor-in-Chief @JHospMedicine | Infectious Diseases & Hospital Medicine Physician @cincychildrens | Mentor | Leadership Coach | #FindingYourBagel | he/him
Oct 2 24 tweets 3 min read
1/ The Manuscript Sales Pitch or Getting your foot in the journal's door

@WrayCharles & I walk you through how journal editors decide whether to pursue #peerreview for your submitted 📰

#MoreThanAJournal @JHospMedicine @PHMFellowships @HOMERuN_Network

bit.ly/ManuscriptPitchImage 2/ The phrase “getting your foot in the door” arose from door-to-door salespersons using👣to prevent customers from closing their🚪so they could complete their sales pitch.
Jun 29 18 tweets 4 min read
🧵1/ Are you an early career academic who wants to mentor trainees but feels unsure about balancing your dual role as mentor & mentee?

Read my latest essay in @JHospMedicine
💙Guiding While Growing: The Dual Role of Early Career Mentors

bit.ly/GuidingWhileGr…
Image 2/ · As an early career mentor, you have a unique opportunity to share your knowledge, skills & passion with the next generation of #researchers & #clinicians.

You can also enhance your own learning, leadership & #careerdevelopment by #mentoring others.
May 19, 2022 18 tweets 7 min read
📢 Tips for Responding to Peer Reviewer Recommendations (or, join me on my🧼box), a🧵 by the Editor-in-Chief @JHospMedicine

#LeadingByExample
#FindingYourBagel
#SagewisdomSecretsbySamirShah (this one's for you @DoctorVig) 1⃣ Do you have to address every comment?
💛 Yes, absolutely
💛 No need for excessive praise. No need to thank the reviewer for each comment. However, no snark either. Respond in a neutral tone. Convey how thoughtful you are in your response to each comment.
May 18, 2022 9 tweets 4 min read
📢Tips to Make Your Manuscript Easier to Read

Apropos of nothing, a brief🧵from the Editor-in-Chief @JHospMedicine #MedTwitter
(or, join me on my 🧼box)

1⃣ Use a readable font size (eg 11 arial, 12 times new roman)
-Though I can enlarge a pdf, my computer screen is only so big 1⃣ (cont.)
Fonts are serious business: SNL papyrus skit ➡️
May 16, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
1/5 ☀️🌪️🔥🌊
Role of #healthcare in #climatechange

@CassandraLThiel and team in @JHospMedicine

What can 🏥do?

Read on🧵

📰 bit.ly/3wC3A94 Image 2/5

1⃣ Develop & monitor institution-wide sustainability metrics
Use:
✅Waste audits
✅Calc carbon footprint
✅Routine lifecycle assessments

2⃣ Emphasize potential cost savings
✅ Focus on longer term sustainable savings potential rather than initial expenditure
May 30, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
1/4 Leading by Example @JHospMedicine

We erred in publishing an article that used "tribalism" to refer to silos in medicine. We thank readers for educating us🙏🏾

Our response👉🏾 bit.ly/3uzjg9N

New article, "Specialty Silos in Medicine," is here: bit.ly/3p0l1fc ImageImage 2/4
Despite good intentions & a diverse team, we did not initially recognize how the term "tribalism" to refer factionalism might be problematic Image