Developing a Writing Workshop for Clinician-Educators: A Synergistic Integration of Ethics, Rhetoric and Education Theories, and Social Science.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Ligon, B. Lee Weinstein, Rachelle Thammasitboon, Satid
Copyright Year	2017
Description	This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Introduction: Clinician-educators often need specific direction in writing to publish their scholarly works. Faculty writing workshops and retreats, as well as helpful articles, address the “how-to” of writing but not the “pitfalls” of publishing. We describe an innovative, interactive workshop we crafted for the medical education profession, using our material from didactic presentations on writing given locally and internationally and incorporating education, rhetoric, and social science theories. Methods: Using baseball as a metaphor, we present the material in three sections: “Know the Playing Field” (publication ethics, journal selection/timing, accountability, boundaries), “Learn New Strategies” (publication standards, rhetorical statement, IMRAD), and “Score the Home Run!” (finalizing and submitting the manuscript, responding to reviewers). Results: It has been given in numerous venues, adapted to cover time constraints ranging from 1.5 hours to 3 hours, presented to audiences ranging from Executive Directors to medical trainees, and adjusted in response to feedback, demonstrating its flexibility. In every instance, it has been lauded for its educational value; participants have rated the overall quality of the workshop, as well as individual components, as good or excellent (all above 4 on 1-5 scale) and lessons learned as very useful and most useful. Conclusion: We offer it as a practical and flexible framework for adaptation by other institutions.
Abstract	This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended.Introduction: Clinician-educators often need specific direction in writing to publish their scholarly works. Faculty writing workshops and retreats, as well as helpful articles, address the “how-to” of writing but not the “pitfalls” of publishing. We describe an innovative, interactive workshop we crafted for the medical education profession, using our material from didactic presentations on writing given locally and internationally and incorporating education, rhetoric, and social science theories.Methods: Using baseball as a metaphor, we present the material in three sections: “Know the Playing Field” (publication ethics, journal selection/timing, accountability, boundaries), “Learn New Strategies” (publication standards, rhetorical statement, IMRAD), and “Score the Home Run!” (finalizing and submitting the manuscript, responding to reviewers).Results: It has been given in numerous venues, adapted to cover time constraints ranging from 1.5 hours to 3 hours, presented to audiences ranging from Executive Directors to medical trainees, and adjusted in response to feedback, demonstrating its flexibility. In every instance, it has been lauded for its educational value; participants have rated the overall quality of the workshop, as well as individual components, as good or excellent (all above 4 on 1-5 scale) and lessons learned as very useful and most useful.Conclusion: We offer it as a practical and flexible framework for adaptation by other institutions.
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Volume Number	6
DOI	10.15694/mep.2017.000137
PubMed Central reference number	PMC10885283
PubMed reference number	38406479
Journal	MedEdPublish [MedEdPublish (2016)]
e-ISSN	23127996
Language	English
Publisher	F1000 Research Limited
Publisher Date	2017-07-31
Publisher Place	London, UK
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright: © 2017 Ligon BL et al.
Subject Keyword	ethics education theory rhetoric writing workshop
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine