title: Proposed standards for medical education submissions to the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
abstract: To help authors design rigorous studies and prepare clear and informative manuscripts, improve the transparency of editorial decisions, and raise the bar on educational scholarship, the Deputy Editors of the Journal of General Internal Medicine articulate standards for medical education submissions to the Journal. General standards include: (1) quality questions, (2) quality methods to match the questions, (3) insightful interpretation of findings, (4) transparent, unbiased reporting, and (5) attention to human subjects' protection and ethical research conduct. Additional standards for specific study types are described. We hope these proposed standards will generate discussion that will foster their continued evolution.
authors.affiliation: Office of Education Research and Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA. cook.david33@mayo.edu
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Judith L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Martha S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gerrity
authors.forename: Adina L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kalet
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kogan
authors.forename: Anderson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spickard
authors.forename: Diane B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Wayne
mesh_terms: D035081:Editorial Policies; D004501:Education, Medical; D007388:Internal Medicine; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design