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Overview of Session: Background and Overview of MedEdPortal (MEP)

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Sunday, November 16, 2014 : 8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Hannah Kittel, BA , Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC
Participants will be provided a brief overview of the session, followed by an interactive lecture-based background and overview of MEP, including attributes of scholarship and application to peer review criteria and process. Participants will work through common issues of submissions such as copyright and patient privacy screening and learn ways to strengthen their submission and therefore reduce the time in peer review.

Learning Areas:

Communication and informatics
Diversity and culture
Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Discuss examples of appropriate types of materials that can be published in MedEdPORTAL Publications.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the staff editor of the Association of American Medical College's MedEdPORTAL. I assist authors from the submission through peer-review and publication processes in MedEdPORTAL, spearhead social media efforts, and manage the iCollaborative and Continuing Education Directory.
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Name of Organization Clinical/Research Area Type of relationship
Association of American Medical Colleges/MedEdPortal Research Publications Employment (includes retainer)

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 2015.0: From Zero to Published in One Morning: A Hands-On MedEdPORTAL Publications Workshop -- Fee: $275