Tag: rejection
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Rejected AMEE abstract (workshop) | ChatGPT and its implications for health professions education
See this brief post on my reasons for sharing rejections. Background The release of ChatGPT in November 2022 was accompanied by an explosion of interest in both mainstream and academic media. It has simultaneously been described as the saviour of higher education, and the beginning of the end. The fact is, it could be both.…
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Sharing rejections…
in ScholarshipI’m about to post three pieces of work that I submitted for presentation at the 2023 AMEE conference, all of which were rejected. I have two reasons for sharing these rejections: And maybe it’s also worth adding that rejection need not equal failure, if the work being rejected was a stepping stone to something else.…
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Twelve tips for getting your manuscript published
Cook, D. A. (2016). Twelve tips for getting your manuscript published. Medical Teacher, 38(1), 41–50. Getting the manuscript ready 1. Plan early to get it out the door. Write regularly – even if it’s for shorter periods – because it’s hard to find large blocks of time, which means that you don’t write very often.…
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Learning through rejection
About a month ago I submitted an article to an international journal that I thought might be appropriate. Unfortunately I didn’t pay enough attention to the scope of the journal, which ultimately is why the paper was rejected. Having your work rejected is always disappointing but not always a bad thing. The letter I received…