Resources for Authors
About the Journal of Graduate Medical Education
- Sullivan GM. JGME Enters Adolescence: Our First 10 Years. J Grad Med Educ. 2019;11(5):491-494.
Full text | PDF - Sullivan GM. Ten Things You Didn't Know About the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. J Grad Med Educ. 2010;2(4):491-492.
Full text | PDF - Sullivan GM. Publishing Your Education Work in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. J Grad Med Educ. 2010;2(4):493-495.
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Assessment Instruments (Design, and Validity and Reliability)
- Sullivan GM. A Primer on the Validity of Assessment Instruments. J Grad Med Educ. 2011;3(2):119-120.
Full text | PDF - Sullivan GM, Artino Jr AR. Analyzing and Interpreting Data From Likert-Type Scales
Full Text | PDF (54 KB) - Sullivan GM, Artino Jr AR. How to Create a Bad Survey Instrument J Grad Med Educ. 2017;9(4):411-415.
Full Text | PDF (54 KB) - Rickards G, Magee M, Artino Jr AR. You Can't Fix by Analysis What You've Spoiled by Design: Developing Survey Instruments and Collecting Validity Evidence. J Grad Med Educ. 2012;4(4):407-410.
Full text | PDF - Magee C, Rickards G, Byars LA, Artino Jr AR. Tracing the Steps of Survey Design: A Graduate Medical Education Research Example. J Grad Med Educ. 2013;5(1):1-5.
Full Text | PDF - Willis GB, Artino Jr AR. What Do Our Respondents Think We're Asking? Using Cognitive Interviewing to Improve Medical Education Surveys. Journal of Graduate Medical Education: J Grad Med Educ. 2013;5(3):353-356.
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Authorship
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Authorship Discussion Document
- Lypson M, Philibert I. Residents and Authorship: Rights, Obligations, and Avoiding the Pitfalls. J Grad Med Educ. 2012;4(2):138-139.
Full text | PDF - Yarris LM et al. Envisioning the Future of Academic Writing. J Grad Med Educ. 2020;12(1):1-6
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Conflict of Interest
- International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Conflict of Interest assessment and disclosure form
Effect Size
- Sullivan GM, Feinn R. Using Effect Size—or Why the P Value Is Not Enough. J Grad Med Educ. 2012;4(3):279-282.
Full text | PDF - Sullivan GM. FAQs About Effect Size. J Grad Med Educ. 2012;4(3):283-284.
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Institutional Review Board Review
- Sullivan GM. Education Research and Human Subject Protection: Crossing the IRB Quagmire. J Grad Med Educ. 2011;3(1):1-4.
Full text | PDF - Sullivan GM. IRB 101. J Grad Med Educ. 2011;3(1):5-6.
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Medical Education Research
- Sullivan GM. Deconstructing Quality in Education Research. J Grad Med Educ. 2011;3(2):121-124.
Full text | PDF - Sullivan GM. Getting Off the “Gold Standard”: Randomized Controlled Trials and Education Research. J Grad Med Educ. 2011;3(3):285-289.
Full text | PDF - Picho K, Artino Jr AR. 7 Deadly Sins in Educational Research J Grad Med Educ. 2016;8(5):483-487.
Full Text | PDF - O’Brien BC, Balmer DF, Maggio LA. Finding Our Way Through Shades of Gray: 6 Virtues to Guide Researchers in Planning, Conducting, and Writing Up Research J Grad Med Educ. 2017;9(5):555-559.
Full Text | PDF - Maggio LA, Sewell JL, Artino Jr AR. The Literature Review: A Foundation for High-Quality Medical Education Research. J Grad Med Educ. 2016;8(3):297-303.
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On Writing
- Sullivan GM. Writing Education Studies for Publication. J Grad Med Educ. 2012;4(2):133-137.
Full text | PDF - Sullivan GM. Is There a Role for Spin Doctors in Med Ed Research? J Grad Med Educ. 2014;6(3):405-407.
Citation | Full text | PDF - Sullivan G. What to Do When Your Paper Is Rejected. J Grad Med Educ. 2015;7(1):1-3.
Full Text | PDF - Sullivan GM, Simpson D, Yarris LM, Artino Jr AR. Writing Author Response Letters That Get Editors to “Yes.” J Grad Med Educ.2019;11(2):119-123.
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Qualitative Research
- Sullivan GM, Sargeant J. Qualities of Qualitative Research: Part I. J Grad Med Educ. 2011;3(4):449-452.
Full text | PDF - Sargeant J. Qualitative Research Part II: Participants, Analysis, and Quality Assurance. J Grad Med Educ. 2012;4(1):1-3.
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Short Papers on Qualitative Research
- Varpio L, Artino AR Jr. Answering the Mail: Replying to Common Questions About Qualitative Inquiry. J Grad Med Educ. 2015;7(4):667–668
Full Text | PDF | Supplemental Material - Teherani A, Martimianakis T, Stenfors-Hayes T, Wadhwa A, Varpio L. Choosing a Qualitative Research Approach. J Grad Med Educ. 2015;7(4):669–670.
Full Text | PDF - Wright S, O'Brien BC, Nimmon L, Law M, Mylopoulos M. Research Design Considerations. J Grad Med Educ. 2016;8(1):97–98.
Full Text | PDF | - Paradis E, O’Brien B, Nimmon L, Bandiera G, Martimianakis MA. Design: selection of data collection methods. J Grad Med Educ. 2016;8(2)263–264.
Abstract | Full Text | PDF - Nimmon L, Paradis P, Schrewe B, Mylopoulos M Integrating Theory Into Qualitative Medical Education Research. J Grad Med Educ. 2016;8(3):437-438.
Citation | Full Text | PDF (110 KB) | Supplemental Material - Baker L, Phelan S, Snelgrove R, Varpio L, Maggi J, Ng S. Recognizing and Responding to Ethically Important Moments in Qualitative Research. J Grad Med Educ. 2016;8(5):607-608.
Full Text | PDF - Balmer DF, Rama JA, Martimianakis MA, et al. Using Data From Program Evaluations for Qualitative Research.. J Grad Med Educ. 2015;8(5):773-774.
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- Varpio L, Artino AR Jr. Answering the Mail: Replying to Common Questions About Qualitative Inquiry. J Grad Med Educ. 2015;7(4):667–668
Qualitative Improvement, Patient Safety
- Ogrinc G, Armstrong G, Dolansky M, et al. SQUIRE-EDU (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence in Education): Publication Guidelines for Educational Improvement. Acad Med. 2019;94(10):1461-1370.
https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2019/10000/SQUIRE_EDU__Standards_for_QUality_Improvement.19.aspx - Wong BM. Reporting on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Education: Designing Projects for Optimal Dissemination. J Grad Med Educ. 2015;7(4):513–516.
Full Text | PDF - Wong BM, Sullivan GM. How to write up your quality improvement initiatives for publication. J Grad Med Educ. 2016;8(2):128–133.
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Reviews
- Sullivan GM. Why are medical education literature reviews so hard to do? J Grad Med Educ. 10(5):481–485.
Full text | PDF - McGagie’s Varieties of Integrative Scholarship:
https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2015/03000/Varieties_of_Integrative_Scholarship__Why_Rules_of.15.aspx - Arskey and O’Malley’s Scoping Studies:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1364557032000119616 - BEME (Best Evidence in Medical Education): Resources on conducting and writing up many types of review papers for medical education, https://www.bemecollaboration.org/
Statistical Methods
- Basic guidance on common concepts, including statistical significance, reliability, and other topics is found from the STATISTICA/StatSoft open access textbook.
