Retirement hasn’t stopped Louise Arnold, Ph.D., from being a major proponent for medical education and research. The School of Medicine’s former associate dean recently joined the list of master reviewers for the Association of American Medical Colleges’ journal, Academic Medicine.
A long-time volunteer peer reviewer for the journal, Arnold has received the publication’s annual Excellence in Reviewing Award three times. The journal’s editor in chief, David Sklar, said that Arnold’s consistently superior reviews have demonstrated her commitment to the peer-review process.
Because of her excellent performance, Arnold has earned the title of “Master Reviewer,” which recognizes the best of the best in Academic Medicine’s reviewer pool, Sklar said.
Arnold will receive special recognition as a master reviewer at the Academic Medicine’s annual MedEdPORTAL Reviewer Reception, as well as in the January issue of the journal and on the journal’s “For Reviewers” web page.
The journal’s editors also offer Master Reviewers the opportunity to become more involved in the review process. As a master reviewer, Arnold will have the opportunity to meet and consult with other master reviewers on needed changes to the review process, participate in peer-review webinars, and serve as a peer review mentor.
Arnold served on the School of Medicine faculty from 1971 through 2012. As director of the Office of Medical Education and Research, she championed on a national stage the school’s docent system and the large role it played as a learning community within the six-year program. She served as founding chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Combined Baccalaureate-MD Programs. The group now represents more than 100 medical schools across the country.
