Trauma Rounds: Writing for Publication NGMC Continuing Medical Education

Speaker: Judy Mikhail, PhD, MBA, RN
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Trauma Nursing
Program Manager, Michigan Trauma
Quality Improvement Program
University of Michigan

Disclosures: None

Objectives:
• Identify the outline of a scholarly article, including how to formulate a
compelling introduction, effectively discuss methods, present results, and
conclude with a powerful discussion that can stimulate further research.
• Employ strategies for clarity, conciseness and precision in one’s writing,
including identifying and rectifying common pitfalls such as passive voice,
excessive jargon or verbosity.
• Familiarize oneself with the submission and publication process, including
publication ethics and the stages of peer review.