Letter Calling for Pre-Printing

This letter was submitted to the Editor of Perspectives in Medical Education. Dear Editor, In their 2018 article, Maggio et al.[1]highlight the benefits of preprinting manuscripts in preprint repositories, which include early discovery, access, and increased opportunities for feedback. Preprinting occurs when a manuscript is hosted in a web-based pre-repository prior to formal submission to …

A Soundboard Approach to Facilitate Effective Feedback to Health Professions Trainees

Abstract It is well known that health professions trainees benefit from feedback that is timely, constructive, and focused on observable behaviors.  However, providing such feedback becomes increasingly more difficult in situations where either the stakes (possible negative outcomes) or the trainees’ resistance to the feedback increases, or both.  In this short communication, we use the …