Manuscript review continuing medical education: a retrospective investigation of the learning outcomes from this peer reviewer benefit.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigates the learning outcomes for peer reviewers participating in a manuscript review continuing medical education (CME) process. CME from serving as a peer reviewer is one of the many benefits of serving as a reviewer.

Design

This is a descriptive study retrospectively analysing learning outcomes self-reported by peer reviewers from 2013 to 2017 using a CME assessment framework.

Setting, participants and primary outcome measures

Participant data are from 1985 peer reviewers who completed 2413 manuscript reviews over 32 medical journals from 2013 to 2017 and completed the CME process after their prepublication manuscript review. 417 reviewer responses were practice behaviour change(s) that were studied in depth using an assessment framework

SUBMITTER: Kawczak S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7689103 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature