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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
Citation: (2017) PLoS Medicine Issue Image | Vol. 14(9) September 2017. PLoS Med 14(9): ev14.i09. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pmed.v14.i09
Published: September 29, 2017
Copyright: © 2017 Lafesta, Pixabay. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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