Call for Participation: Aquifer Clinical Excellence Associate Editor

February 28, 2025

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 an associate editor on the Clinical Excellence board. We are seeking an associate editor with experience in each of the following disciplines: High-Value Care and Diagnostic Excellence. To achieve Aquifer’s goal of comprehensive curriculum coverage, we are looking for professionals who will enhance cases focused as a generalist in High-Value Care and/or Diagnostic Reasoning.

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.


Timeline

This effort will take place from March 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025, with an option to renew for the subsequent academic years beginning in July 2025.

Application Requirements

  • Actively engaged in MD/DO/NP/PA student education in High-Value Care or Diagnostic Excellence
  • Possess subject matter expertise related to the case content and able to commit to the proposed timeline

Associate Editor Role

  • Responsible for the review of content to ensure it is accurate, up-to-date, 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 Curriculum Specialists assigned to the Clinical Excellence Board
  • Attend and participate in monthly Clinical Excellence course board meetings
  • Attend and participate in the Aquifer Annual Wellspring Meeting (October 5-8, 2025, travel expenses covered by Aquifer)
  • 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 will provide a detailed letter for your educator’s portfolio and acknowledgment on our website in recognition of your contribution.

If you are interested, please apply below! You can also email Megan Hotaling at megan.hotaling@aquifer.org.

Aquifer Clinical Excellence Board for High-Value Care and Diagnostic Excellence Associate Editor Application

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