DO Students and Residents... want to write for JAOA?
The JAOA (Journal of the American Osteopathic Association) started a new section called SURF for students, residents and fellows.
The JAOA’s SURF section seeks to engage Students, Residents, and Fellows in scholarly publications. Manuscripts published in this section should be written by trainees and provide their unique perspectives. Osteopathic medical students, residents, and fellows are encouraged to share their research projects, evidence reviews, essays, and other submissions related to issues important to them. Research-based SURF submissions should focus on treating the whole patient and may be related to student-driven community initiatives. They should be structured as original contributions but may be more narrative and less data driven than the JAOA’s original contributions. These types of studies should be limited to 2000 words with no more than 2 tables or figures and 20 references. The JAOA has prepared a manuscript template to help novice investigators document their research. All other SURF submissions should follow the submission guidelines for each of the manuscript types as noted previously. The JAOA welcomes SURF submissions that do not fit under current JAOA sections; these submissions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.