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Expanding the Horizons

Margaret A. Winker, MD

JAMA. 2006;295:2888.

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A decade ago, JAMA launched, with physicians at the (then) Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and initial support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the section Clinical Crossroads.¹ A patient-focused clinical review, Clinical Crossroads traditionally has been based on Grand Rounds in a variety of clinical departments specifically structured in accordance with the requirements for Clinical Crossroads and presented at Beth Israel Deaconess or other Harvard hospitals.

We now invite Clinical Crossroads submissions from any academic institution, provided the instructions for these conferences and manuscripts are followed (Box). Interested potential authors and conference organizers should contact Margaret A. Winker, MD, at JAMA.

BOX. Clinical Crossroads Guidelines for Submission Clinical Crossroads is a patient-focused evidence-based review and discussion of a diagnostic or treatment decision faced by an actual patient and physician. Clinical Crossroads may address any medical condition relevant for primary care physicians. Identify . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliation: Dr Winker is Deputy Editor, JAMA.