Like any sharp editor, Dr. Bruce Hillman knows he must stay a step ahead of the game. Earlier in the week, the American College of Radiology (ACR) announced that it would launch a new journal in 2004 and that Hillman would serve as editor-in-chief.
Hillman, currently the chairman of the department of radiology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, has wasted no time getting the inaugural issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) up and running.
"Individuals who wish to write articles...should contact me with their ideas, as I am already soliciting material for the first issue, which I hope will appear in January 2004," Hillman wrote in an e-mail to AuntMinnie.com.
At this stage, all the ACR will divulge about the journal is that it will be monthly, multi-modality, peer-reviewed publication. ACR representatives were unavailable as of Friday to comment on such issues as editorial staffing, subscription rates, or publication medium (print, online).
But Hillman, who also serves as the chairman of the ACR Commission on Research and Technology Assessment, took a moment to share his thoughts on his new job with AuntMinnie.com.
Why did you decide to take on the JACR editorship?
There were several reasons that are related to the ACR and my own personal interests.
The college is central to the successful practice of radiologists in the U.S. and Canada. The scope of (their) activities encompasses clinical practice, research, education, policy, economics, and so many other aspects that make (radiology) what it is, and that have been the focus of my own career for some time.
I have edited journals in the past and I have greatly enjoyed the opportunity to write, read critically, and to be creative. It is an opportunity to build, from the beginning, something that I believe in time will grow to be important to the specialty.
Could you tell us about your editorial vision for the JACR? Are there particular areas of research that you’d like to see emphasized?
My intent is to develop a journal that is reflective of the interests of the members of the college. The JACR should address issues of both current and long-term importance to the specialty; challenge members to think creatively about the issues that confront them; be interesting to members at all stages of their careers; and broaden the members’ perspectives beyond radiology to the broader world of medicine and society-at-large.
How do you see the JACR setting itself apart from the many other imaging-related publications available today?
As opposed to most journals, JACR will focus less on the science of radiology, and more on what facilitates practice. The new journal will include both solicited and proffered articles and focus on a number of content areas, including practice management, clinical decision-making, health services and policy, and education.
It also will continue the tradition of the current ACR Bulletin of keeping members informed about college activities.
Will you stay on as chairman of the radiology department at the University of Virginia?
No, the dean of the school of medicine (Dr. Arthur Garson Jr.) and I are initiating a transition to new leadership for the department that will, ultimately, lead to a search for a new chair.
By Shalmali PalAuntMinnie.com staff writer
January 24, 2003
Dr. Hillman may be contacted at [email protected] or at 434-982-0211.
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