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PLoS Medicine Issue Image | Vol. 14(9) September 2017

Keeping it real: A journal editor in clinic

Journal editors take responsibility for the validity and transparency of the medical literature. Physicians mediate between published research and the specific circumstances and wishes of the individual patient. How can these two perspectives best align and inform one another?

In this month's Editorial, PLOS Medicine's Chief Editor Larry Peiperl describes his recent return to clinical work and encourages physicians who become journal editors to remain active in patient care.

Image Credit: Lafesta, Pixabay

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Keeping it real: A journal editor in clinic

Journal editors take responsibility for the validity and transparency of the medical literature. Physicians mediate between published research and the specific circumstances and wishes of the individual patient. How can these two perspectives best align and inform one another?

In this month's Editorial, PLOS Medicine's Chief Editor Larry Peiperl describes his recent return to clinical work and encourages physicians who become journal editors to remain active in patient care.

Image Credit: Lafesta, Pixabay

https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pmed.v14.i09.g001