Document Type
Poster
Version Deposited
Not Published
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
Background: The Library serves students, staff and faculty of the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and related Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Students face the daunting yet crucial tasks of preparing Personal Statements for residency, scholarship and other applications. Students and residents are also encouraged to seek publication opportunities. We recognized a need for proofreading and editing assistance, and one of our librarians had the background and experience to provide such a service.
Description: We developed a flyer announcing available services and distributed it within the library, at student and residency orientations, committee meetings and other appropriate campus events. The service was also announced via the library’s website and Facebook page. Collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning resulted in numerous student referrals. The librarian managing the program receives documents to be reviewed via e-mail. She makes comments and suggested revisions in Microsoft Word’s “Track Changes” mode (or other appropriate software) and sends both “marked up” and “clean” versions to the author for review. Further consultation is available, but final editorial decisions are left to the writer.
Conclusion: Since introducing the service in June 2015, we have received numerous submissions of documents for review from students and staff members. Personal statements for Residency and Fellowship applications constitute the majority. Other submissions have included essays for medical school applications, conference posters, articles/submissions for publication, CV/resumes, scholarship applications, rotation audition applications and independent study final papers. Feedback has been extremely positive and we anticipate continuing to offer this service.
Recommended Citation
Price LM. An innovative editing service for medical students [Poster 90]. Poster presented at: Vision: The future in focus. MLA 2020 Annual Meeting; 2020 July 27 – Aug 14; Portland, OR.
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