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A physician peer support writing group.

Stefan C W Grzybowski1, Joanna Bates, Betty Calam

  • 1Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, Canada. sgrzybow@interchange.ubc.ca

Family Medicine
|April 3, 2003
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A peer support writing group helped faculty in a family practice department overcome publication barriers. This collaboration significantly increased their publication frequency in indexed journals.

Area of Science:

  • Academic Medicine
  • Medical Education
  • Family Medicine Research

Background:

  • Publication barriers hinder academic faculty.
  • Peer support writing groups offer a potential solution.
  • This study examines a writing group in a family practice department.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the experience and outcomes of a peer support writing group.
  • To assess the impact of the writing group on faculty publication rates.

Main Methods:

  • A writing group was established for collaboration, manuscript completion, journal matching, and peer support.
  • Resource materials included journal author instructions and writing support literature.
  • Publication records were tracked for participants and nonparticipants before and after group involvement.

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Main Results:

  • The writing group met 23 times over 36 months with 3-10 participants.
  • 12 of 50 discussed manuscripts were published in indexed journals.
  • Frequent attendees increased publications from 1 to 10 in 3 years, outperforming nonparticipants.

Conclusions:

  • Peer support writing groups enhance faculty publication frequency.
  • Emphasis on group process and collaboration is key to success.
  • This model is effective in academic family practice settings.