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Roles of the Editorial Board
The editorial board helps ensure the success of the Portal's mission to
help professionals and families work together to better care for children and youth
with special health care needs. The board advises and supports the editors of the
Medical Home Portal and the Editorial Policy.
Editorial Board Members
Editor-in-Chief/Chairperson of the Board
- Jennifer Goldman, MD, MRP, FAAP – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
Operations Director
- Mindy Tueller, MS, MCHES - Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
Managing Editor
- Dale-Marie Herring – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
Editorial Board Members
- Justin Alvey, MD, FAAP – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Anne Blaschke, MD, PhD, FAAP, FPIDS, FIDSA - Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Christian Curtis, RN - Fort Peck Tribes HPDP Wellness Program
- Neal Davis, MD - Pediatric Community Based Care Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital
- Angelo Giardino, MPH, MD, PhD, FAAP – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Joni Hemond, MD, FAAP – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Wendy Hobson-Rohrer, MD, MSPH, FAAP – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Lynne Kerr, MD, PhD – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Kathy Kuiper, CCHW – Rhode Island Department of Health
- Khanh Lai, MD, FAAP – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Nicola Longo, MD, PhD – Division of Medical Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Melissa Mason, MD, FAAP – Journey Pediatrics, New Mexico
- Chuck Norlin, MD – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Molly O'Gorman, MD – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Joy Pierce, PhD – Academic and Faculty Affairs, University of Utah College of Humanities
- Linda Pierce – Program Director, Family Services Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation
- Gina Pola-Money – Founder, Utah Family Voices
- Lisa Samson-Fang, MD - Bryner Pediatrics, Salt Lake Clinic - Intermountain Healthcare
- Shawn Steidinger, MLS, AHIP – Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
- Mary Steinmann, MD, FAAP, FAPA – Huntsman Mental Health Institute, University of Utah
- Sarah Winter, MD – Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
Past Board Members
- Paul Carbone, MD – Division of General Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, 2021-22
- Kristen Caroll, MD – Shriners Hospitals for Children, Salt Lake City, 2021-22
- Phil Fischer, MD – Division of General Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2021-22
- Melissa Jackson - Bureau of Maternal, Child, and Family Health Ohio Department of Health
- Brandon Patterson, MSI, MA – Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
- Bonnie Royster – Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, 2021-22
Responsibilities
All Board Members
- Advise on the Portal’s editorial policies, scope, and content.
- Identify and approach authors, reviewers, and editorial board members.
- Promote the Medical Home Portal to colleagues and peers.
- Mentor Portal contributors.
Board Members with Medical Background
- Provide high-quality reviews of content when the board is unable to find external reviewers.
- Assist in decision-making over issues such as plagiarism claims and submissions where authors and reviewers cannot agree on a decision.
- Answer medical questions about the content for the Medical Home Portal editorial staff.
Editor-in-Chief
- Convenes meetings, determines board composition, provides oversight and dispute resolution for the board, and serves as the main contact for board-related matters.
- Makes the final decision for publishing content and weighs the recommendations of the authors, reviewers, and editor.
Managing Editor
- Liaises with authors, reviewers, and board members; edits to ensure content follows tone and style guides; tracks progress and identifies needs for improving the clinical content throughout the writing and editing process; serves as the main contact for day-to-day editorial operations.
Term
A one-year term consists of four to six one-hour board meetings. Terms may
be renewed annually with the consent of the board member and the editor-in-chief.
Remote attendance will remain an option for all. Board members should strive to
participate in all meetings. Board members with time conflicts should provide input
asynchronously before the meetings. Meeting minutes and/or recorded meetings will be
sent to all editors and available upon request.
Selection Criteria
Board members have experience and expertise that align with the mission of
the Medical Home Portal.
Best Practices
Decision-Making
Voting will be decided by the present majority if consensus is not
easily reached. The Editor-in-Chief will determine the outcome of split votes.
Expert Review
The Portal utilizes a non-blinded expert review process to solicit
feedback on proposed publications. Members of the editorial board may provide
expert reviews.
Conflicts of Interest
All authors and reviewers confirm or deny conflicts of interest before
publication. This information is recorded in the link from the author credits.
When making final decisions about manuscripts, editors recuse themselves from
editorial decisions if they have relationships or activities that pose potential
conflicts related to articles under consideration. Editorial staff must not use
information gained through working with manuscripts for private gain. Board
members regularly update their disclosure statements and notify the managing
editor and editor-in-chief of any potential conflicts of interest.
Confidentiality
Editorial board members must not share information about submissions,
including whether they have been received and are under review, their content
and status in the review process, criticism by reviewers, and their ultimate
fate, to anyone other than the authors, reviewers, and other editorial board
members. Editors may provide confirmation of submitted materials to supervisors
of the authors and reviewers if requested.
Integrity
Editorial decisions should be based on the relevance of a submission
to the Medical Home Portal and the material’s quality and contribution to the
Portal’s mission. Those decisions should not be influenced by commercial
interests, personal relationships or agendas, or findings that are negative or
credibly challenge accepted wisdom.