[Hiring] Editor-in-Chief @7e72b3eb-fcb5-4644-8cdf-78e971f15fe4

Role Description

The Editor-in-Chief serves as the steward of The Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME), responsible for ensuring the journal remains a trusted, relevant, and rigorous peer-reviewed resource for the graduate medical education (GME) community. This role combines editorial leadership with field awareness, focused on advancing scholarship that improves educational practice to enhance the quality of patient care.

• Define and maintain a clear editorial vision aligned with the needs of the GME community.
• Prioritize content that is rigorous, credible, relevant, and reflects the needs of GME educators and researchers.
• Ensure that the journal addresses emerging and ongoing challenges in GME, such as assessment, transitions, new technologies, and professionalism.
• Develop new content to expand GME conversations.
• Oversee a high-integrity peer review process that is fair, consistent, and high quality.
• Make final publication decisions after input from senior editors and associate editors.
• Ensure collegial and educational communication with authors.
• Recruit and sustain a high-quality peer reviewer database.
• Continuously improve the peer-review process to select high-quality articles.
• Lead recruitment of a high-performing Editorial Board across specialties and experiences.
• Provide orientation and ongoing guidance to senior and associate editors.
• Oversee educational materials and instructions for authors and reviewers.
• Ensure JGME’s scope aligns with the ACGME mission while preserving editorial independence.
• Uphold high standards for integrity, transparency, and ethical publishing.
• Strengthen JGME’s position as a leading journal in medical education.
• Support strategies to broaden readership and engagement.
• Encourage innovation in content, format, and dissemination.

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or PhD degree required.
• Established leader in GME and education scholarship.
• Demonstrated editorial and peer review experience.
• Deep understanding of GME systems, including accreditation and program leadership.
• On-the-ground experience as a GME leader (e.g., program director, associate program director).
• Ability to travel and present at key medical education meetings.
• Experience in various settings (e.g., different program sizes, health care systems) is beneficial.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Creativity and innovation demonstrated through prior published work.
• Ability to adapt to evolving journal publishing practices.
• Outstanding writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to attract talented editors, authors, and reviewers.
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Work Environment / Conditions

• The work of the Editor-in-Chief will be done remotely.
• The ACGME is an Equal Opportunity Employer.