Editor-in-Chief

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Act as the steward of The Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME), ensuring it remains a reliable, relevant, and rigorously peer-reviewed resource.

• Establish and uphold an editorial vision that aligns with the needs of the graduate medical education community.

• Focus on producing credible, relevant content while addressing emerging challenges in graduate medical education.

• Create new content that enhances GME discussions and progresses the field.

• Manage a fair, consistent, and high-quality peer-review process.

• Make final publication choices based on input from senior and associate editors.

• Ensure collegial and educational interactions with authors.

• Recruit, maintain, and acknowledge a database of high-quality peer reviewers.

• Enhance peer-review processes and improve submission-to-publication timelines.

• Recruit and lead a high-performing Editorial Board across various specialties, levels of seniority, geographical locations, settings, and GME experiences.

• Provide orientation, guidance, and feedback for senior and associate editors.

• Supervise educational materials and instructions designed for authors and reviewers.

• Maintain editorial independence while ensuring the journal’s scope aligns with the ACGME mission.

• Inform the Journal Oversight Committee about journal activities, directions, and policies.

• Adhere to ethical publishing standards, including COPE and ICMJE guidelines.

• Manage conflicts of interest, authorship inquiries, corrections, and retractions.

• Strengthen JGME’s reputation as a premier medical education journal.

• Expand readership, engagement, and international outreach.

• Promote innovation in content, format, and dissemination while maintaining quality and usefulness.

• Travel to and present at key medical education conferences.

⛳️ Requirements

• Candidates must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

• A degree of MD, DO, or PhD is required.

• Established leadership in graduate medical education (GME) and educational scholarship is essential.

• Proven editorial and peer review experience is necessary.

• A thorough understanding of GME systems, including accreditation, program leadership, and educational practices.

• Practical experience as a GME leader, such as program director, associate program director, designated institutional official (dean for GME), or a similar role.

• Willingness to travel and present at significant medical education meetings.

• Strong communication and leadership abilities.

• Creativity and innovation reflected in previous published works.

• Capacity to adapt to changing journal publishing practices.

• Exceptional writing skills are required.

• Proven ability to attract skilled editors, authors, and reviewers while fostering collaboration and consensus.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• The Editor-in-Chief cannot be an employee of ACGME.

• ACGME will not offer employment sponsorship for this role.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Remote work arrangement.