Inaugural ‘global women in cardiology early careers’ case competition in collaboration with EHJ - Case Reports

摘要

Case reports are perhaps the oldest form of medical publication.1 Indeed, they play an important role in introducing junior clinicians to the world of academic medicine, educating them in techniques of writing, editing, and submitting manuscripts for peer-review and publication. The European Heart Journal – Case Reports (EHJ-CR) was founded on the premise of providing an educational platform to cultivate academic skills and professional development of current and emerging clinicians.1 This format of medical publishing also provides an ideal platform for showcasing talent and enhancing the visibility of women in cardiology (WIC), who remain under-represented in many areas including procedural fields, academia, and leadership positions.2 The ‘Global Women in Cardiology Early Careers’ (Global WIC EC) group is an international collaboration of trainee and early career women in cardiology from six different continents. The group’s inaugural initiative was a global virtual case competition in collaboration with the EHJ-CR, with the intention of showcasing female talent in academic cardiology. EHJ-CR supported this online WIC webinar during the COVID-19 pandemic, by championing the event, and publishing the winning case report with a full waiver of article publication fees in this edition of the journal. The case submission guidelines were in line with the EHJ-CR submission criteria. This included a 250-word abstract and a PowerPoint slide set (limited to 10 slides), briefly outlining the case, incorporating meaningful images, and three key learning points.