We know how frustrating it is to put so much work into your manuscript, finally hit that submit button, and then receive a quick rejection. In this episode, JGME Executive Editor, Dr. Nicole Deiorio, speaks with Dr. Gail Sullivan and Emily Barnash about how to avoid the dreaded desk reject and ensure your manuscript reaches the peer review stage.

In this episode, Gail M. Sullivan, MD, Rebecca Philipsborn, MD, and Thomas Cooney, MD, discuss exciting research and ideas found in the Climate and Graduate Medical Education supplement and the importance of educating physicians to be prepared to tackle climate change-related issues in their practice. Residents and fellows are clearly eager to learn about the effects of climate change on health and health care, and it is the responsibility of GME leaders to develop a curriculum that prepares trainees for practice. The Climate and Graduate Medical Education supplement is a great place to start!

This is an audio version of Leading From the Middle Empowers GME Leaders by Nancy D. Spector, MD, Jillian S. Catalanotti, MD, MPH, Donald W. Brady, MD, Karen Law, MD, and Deborah Simpson, PhD, a Rip Out article from the GME Leaders Series.

Are you looking to become a peer reviewer and don’t know where to start? In this episode, Gail M. Sullivan, MD, Deborah Simpson, PhD, and Anthony R. Artino Jr, PhD, discuss what you need to know and how to actually start reviewing. As experienced reviewers, editors, and authors, they share their experiences in the field, as well as numerous resources for new (and experienced) peer reviewers.

This episode is an audio version of "Ted Talks: Learning the Lasso Way" by Irina Kryzhanovskaya, MD, and Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD from the June 2024 issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. The article shows how educators used clips from the show Ted Lasso to teach interpersonal competencies to their residents. The authors show how lessons from the show, such as “Be Curious, not Judgmental,” Woman Up,” “Be A Goldfish,” and “You’re Just One of Eleven” can teach trainees how to look beyond biases, value diversity, learn from mistakes, and seek support from a team.

In this episode, Gail M. Sullivan, MD, speaks with the creators of the JGME Literature Review Series, Robin Parker, MLIS, Anna MacLeod, PhD, and Lara Varpio, PhD. They discuss the need for understanding literature reviews, how this project came to be, and why there might be a better approach to your medical education question than a systematic review. This series covers 8 influential approaches to knowledge synthesis with 2 articles for each review type: an overview with background information on philosophical foundations, purposes, and expected products for readers and researchers, and a short article with steps that outline the “nuts and bolts” of this type of review.

In this episode, Mary R. C. Haas, MD, MHPE, and Anthony R. Artino Jr, PhD, discuss their Rip Out article from the February 2024 issue of JGME about specific strategies to navigate authorship, especially ethical dilemmas that might arise. Hosted by JGME Editor-in-Chief, Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH, this episode provides advice to authors at all stages of their careers, from junior to experienced.

In this episode, Jeremy M. Lipman, MD, and Judith French, PhD, discuss their systematic review of metrics utilized in the selection and prediction of future performance of residents in the United States. They share their findings, like the fact that most metrics used are not backed by evidence, as well as practical advice for program directors to effectively recruit residents where both the resident and the program will thrive.