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The Writer’s Corner

We’re here to give you inside tips on writing for journals and the popular press.

 

Presentations

An On Call audio conference with David Stevens, editor of the journal Quality and Safety in Health Care, and Frank Davidoff, IHI’s executive editor.

 

A web conference with David Stevens, editor of the journal Quality and Safety in Health Care.  Download the slides for this presentation.

 

How-Tos

Student Jay Bhatt offers tips on getting your letters published in journals and newspapers.

 

Students who’ve published in scholarly journals share the secrets of their success.

 

A short list of peer-reviewed journals receptive to publishing articles related to quality improvement. 

 

The SQUIRE (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence) website helps authors write excellent, usable articles about quality improvement in health care.

 

Why the world needs you to publish your improvement-related writing…plus, tips on talking with editors and forming your own writers’ group.

 

Need Help?

The IHI Publications Team can give students the one-on-one guidance they need to get their work published in peer-reviewed journals.

 

Answer these four questions and get a better sense of your goals, challenges, and expectations for yourself as a writer.

 

Publications Authored or Co-Authored by Students

Teach us how
JAMA. 2008;300(21):2463-2464.

Alexander G. Nazem

 

The paraprofessional’s role in breaking bad news

Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2008 Mar;11(2):144-145.

Andrew Carson-Stevens, Elliott J. King

 

How can we improve patients’ care?  

Student BMJ. 2008;16:228-229.

Marian Pigera, et al.

 

Understanding women's knowledge of breast cancer screening

J Public Health. 2007 Mar 01;29(1):96.

Andrew Carson-Stevens, Lyndsey Cooper, et al.

 

Role of medical students in preventing harm and enhancing patient safety

Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:272-276.

SC Seiden, C Galvan, R Lamm

 

What happens to health care quality when the patient pays?

Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:146-147.

MR Zabel, DP Stevens

 

Medical Emergency Teams: A guide to implementation and outcome measurement

Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:223-224.

J King, M Joshi

 

Restricted visiting hours in ICUs: Time to change

JAMA. 2004;292(6):736-737.

Donald M. Berwick, Meera Kotagal

 

 

We need your help to make the IHI Open School Writer’s Corner even more useful. What can we do to facilitate your writing? Do you know of student articles we should feature? 

 

Email us at openschool@ihi.org and let us know.