Clinical Vignette Submission Information
Clinical vignettes are patient-related cases and scenarios that have educational value for a wider audience. These clinical vignettes should be based on patients for whom at least one of the author(s) had cared during the course of the patient’s illness.
Clinical vignettes should:
- Describe clinical conditions that illustrate unique or important teaching points.
- Provide insight into clinical practice, education, or research in either outpatient or hospital settings
- Illustrate important clinical problems commonly encountered by internists, such as diagnostic, therapeutic, or management dilemmas, including those complicated by factors such as low health literacy or language barriers
Clinical vignettes should include a discussion of relevant literature, as if submitting the vignette for peer-reviewed publication, but they are not meant for presentation of scientific or research data.
Submissions must conform to the following organization:
LEARNING OBJECTIVE(S): Up to two focused learning objectives, stating what the physician should be able to do with case information. Objectives are action-oriented and should begin with words such as recognize, diagnose, assess, treat, distinguish or manage. They should NOT begin with terms like know how to or understand.
Examples:
• Diagnose hip fracture when the plain x-rays are normal
• Recognize the clinical features of anorexia and bulimia in a male
• Assess health literacy in at risk populations
CASE:
Briefly summarize the case presentation. Include HPI, pertinent positives, negatives, key PMH/SHx/FHx/Meds, key physical exam, diagnostic studies, interventions. Highlight key elements from clinical course.
DISCUSSION:
A concise discussion, highlighting important facts or teaching points gleaned from the case and/or review of the literature. Authors should use the learning objectives and discussion to illustrate the unique teaching points, as if submitting the vignette for peer reviewed publication.