The American College of Physicians (ACP) has announced the appointment of Dr. Christine Laine as editor of its flagship journal, Annals of Internal Medicine. She succeeds Dr. Harold C. Sox, who will retire in July.
A former vice president and senior deputy editor of Annals, Laine will oversee an editorial staff housed at the ACP headquarters in Philadelphia. She plans to continue the tradition of excellence established by her predecessors, while striving to chart new and innovative courses that will help to make the journal invaluable to general internists and sub-specialists alike.
Widely respected in the field of medical journalism, Laine is Secretariat for the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, the Vice President of the Council of Science Editors, and a member of the Ethics Committee of the World Association of Medical Editors. She has authored many articles on subjects such as patient-centered communication; preventive care; quality of care; women in medicine, and HIV/AIDS care. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Internal Medicine at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia where she continues to teach and see patients.
Published by the American College of Physicians, Annals of Internal Medicine (www.annals.org) is one of the five most widely cited peer-reviewed medical journals in the world. The journal has been published for 82 years and accepts only 7 percent of the original research studies submitted for publication.
