The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has named Lyell K. Jones as the new Editor-in-Chief of Continuum®, its bimonthly topic-based, clinically oriented review journal. Lyell K. Jones, professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, will succeed Editor-in-Chief Steven L. Lewis, who will complete his 10-year term in December 2022.
Jones, a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, becomes the fourth editor-in-chief of Continuum since the journal began in 1993 and will serve a 10-year term beginning in January 2023.
Continuum is a journal for practicing neurologists, residents and fellows, advanced practice providers, and neurology professionals. It is written by experts in their field, with each bimonthly issue containing knowledge around a single topic area in neurology. Continuum also includes Continuum® Audio, featuring conversations with Continuum authors that supplement each journal article.
Jones received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, before completing his neurology residency and neurophysiology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, where he has been a consulting staff member since 2009. Before joining the staff at the Mayo Clinic, Jones served on active duty in the US Air Force at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Until recently, Jones served as the program director of the Adult Neurology Residency at the Mayo Clinic and developed a competency-based neurology assessment system, neurology wellness program, and health care disparities initiative with his colleagues. He has been recognised with the AAN Program Director Award and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award. Jones has also been inducted into the Mayo Clinic Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame.
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