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Editor-in-Chief leading JGME, ACGME’s peer-reviewed graduate medical education journal. Directing editorial strategy, peer review, board recruitment, ethical standards, and international growth.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as steward of The Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME), maintaining it as a trusted, relevant, rigorous peer-reviewed resource
- Define and maintain an editorial vision aligned with graduate medical education community needs
- Prioritize rigorous, credible, relevant content and address emerging GME challenges
- Develop new content to expand GME conversations and advance the field
- Oversee a fair, consistent, high-quality peer-review process
- Make final publication decisions after input from senior and associate editors
- Ensure collegial and educational communication with authors
- Recruit, sustain, and recognize a high-quality peer reviewer database
- Improve peer-review processes and submission-to-publication timelines
- Recruit and lead a high-performing Editorial Board across specialties, seniority levels, geographies, settings, and GME experiences
- Provide orientation, guidance, and feedback to senior and associate editors
- Oversee educational materials and instructions for authors and reviewers
- Preserve editorial independence while aligning the journal’s scope with the ACGME mission
- Inform the Journal Oversight Committee about journal activities, directions, and policies
- Uphold ethical publishing standards, including COPE and ICMJE guidance
- Oversee conflicts of interest, authorship questions, corrections, and retractions
- Strengthen JGME’s position as a leading medical education journal
- Broaden readership, engagement, and international reach
- Encourage innovation in content, format, and dissemination while maintaining quality and usefulness
- Travel to and present at key medical education meetings
Requirements:
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
- MD, DO, or PhD degree required
- Established leader in graduate medical education (GME) and education scholarship
- Demonstrated editorial and peer review experience
- Deep understanding of GME systems, including accreditation, program leadership, and educational practice
- On-the-ground experience as a GME leader, such as program director, associate program director, designated institutional official (dean for GME), or equivalent position
- Ability to travel and present at key medical education meetings
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Creativity and innovation demonstrated through prior published work
- Ability to adapt to evolving journal publishing practices
- Outstanding writing skills
- Demonstrated ability to attract talented editors, authors, and reviewers, and sustain collaboration and consensus
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- The Editor-in-Chief may not be an ACGME employee
- ACGME will not provide employment sponsorship for this position
Benefits:
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Remote work arrangement
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