April 2002 • Volume 8 • Number 4 |
 Kurt Stange, M.D., Ph.D. |
Editor selected for new research journal
The new Annals of Family Medicine, now out of the conception stage, has an editor eager to take the reins. Kurt Stange, M.D., Ph.D., a family physician from Cleveland, will lead the primary care research journal.
Stange is professor of family medicine, epidemiology and biostatistics, oncology and sociology at Case Western Reserve University. He also directs the Center for Research in Family Practice and Primary Care, one of three research centers funded by the Academy.
Stange says the journal, scheduled to start publication in spring 2003, will serve a key role of supporting research for the specialty.
"This new journal will create an interactive forum for those who generate and use new knowledge about health and primary health care. We look forward to working with authors and the many constituencies who are affected by research about, and for, family practice," Stange says.
Joining Stange on the Annals staff will be William Phillips, M.D., M.P.H., who will serve as senior associate editor. Phillips is a clinical professor of family medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle, and has served as president of the North American Primary Care Research Group.
The AAFP is one of six primary care organizations that will collaborate on the journal, which will offer articles on original research. Perspectives to be featured in the Annals include biomedical research, health services research, reflective practice by clinicians, and insights from patients, families and communities.
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