Writing for Publication: Helpful Strategies

Overview:

Publishing a manuscript in a biomedical journal is not as easy as we imagine, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. When preparing to submit a publication, there are some components that should be taken into consideration.  During this grand rounds, Dr. Robert Ferrer will explain the mechanics of writing and publishing journal articles and how to select a target journal.  He will also present a “cookbook” for research papers as well as offer insight to journals’ review process and provide tips on effective writing habits.

Objectives:

• Recognize the mechanics of writing and publishing journal articles
• Determine how to select a target journal for a specific paper
• Review a “cookbook” for a research paper
• Describe the journals’ review process
• Demonstrate effective writing habits

Presenters:

Robert Ferrer, MD, MPH
Professor & Vice Chair for Research
Family Medicine Residency Program
Department of Family & Community Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Financial Disclosures:

Robert Ferrer, MD, MPH has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Maria Del Pilar Montañez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Yun Shi, MD, Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD, Margaret Finley, MD, Richel Avery, MD, Lauren Fuller, MD, Jeff Svec, MD, Oralia Bazaldua, PharmD and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: rubion@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu