Aquifer Surgery: Associate Editor Call to Action

Make an Impact: Work with Aquifer to Advance Medical Education

Aquifer—a unique non-profit organization dedicated to advancing healthcare education— is recruiting new applications to join our Aquifer Consortium as a Case Author on the Surgery board. To achieve Aquifer’s goal of comprehensive curriculum coverage, we are looking for professionals who will enhance cases focused on clinical reasoning in Surgery.

With 16 million virtual patient cases completed since our founding in 2006, Aquifer is the leader in developing clinical learning tools for medical and health professions education.

Call to Action

To achieve Aquifer’s goal of comprehensive curriculum coverage, we are creating a new course in Surgery.

As part of this effort, Aquifer is recruiting for Associate Editors  for the development of the Aquifer Surgery Course. 

Timeline

This role will start in November 2026, with the new course anticipated to be released in July 2027. The effort itself will require specific time and duties depending on the tasks of the Case Author, as detailed below, though we will adjust the schedule based on availability.

Application Requirements Include:

• Being actively engaged in MD/DO/NP/PA student education in Surgery.

• Being a subject matter expert related to the case content and able to commit to the timeline.

Associate Editor Expectations:

• Responsible for the review of content to ensure it is accurate, up to date and realistic and reflects best practices
• Complete training as needed to participate in content review and other related processes
• Provide strategic input into the content review process
• Participate in research and innovation projects
• Work closely with the Editor in Chief and Production Associate assigned to the specific discipline course board
• Participate in monthly discipline-specific course board calls
• Attend and participate in the Aquifer Annual Wellspring Meeting
• Serve as an Aquifer ambassador by contributing to scholarship and/or peer-to-peer engagement opportunities related to Aquifer work
• Maintain confidentiality about the content as necessary to preserve the full value of discovery for learners entering the case for the first time

Aquifer’s Responsibilities to Associate Editors:

Aquifer will provide you with the following:

• Provide materials and instructions for the CCI process

• Provide support and guidance through any major updates to the CCI process

• Annual letter acknowledging leadership and scholarly contributions to Aquifer and its mission (if desired)

• Provide support for attendance at Aquifer Annual Meeting (Wellspring)

The period of service begins upon the signing of the contract and continues through the completion of work or one year after the signing of the contract, whichever date comes first.

Qualifications:

Possesses technical skills that support the authoring process using software and remote meeting tools deemed necessary to accomplish tasks.

If you are interested and have additional questions, please email Megan Hotaling, Manager of Consortium Operations & National Partnerships, at megan.hotaling@aquifer.org.