Abstract
Case reports are valuable resources of unusual information that may lead to new research and advances in clinical practice. Many journals and medical databases recognize the time-honored importance of case reports as a valuable source of new ideas and information in clinical medicine. There are published editorials available on the continued importance of open-access case reports in our modern information-flowing world. Writing case reports is an academic duty with an artistic element. Unfortunately, few physicians-in-training receive formal education on what constitutes a publishable case report. This article emphasizes that the medical education community, specially the graduate medical education community, should be aware of the importance of writing and publishing good quality case reports.
Highlights
This article emphasizes that the medical education community, specially the graduate medical education community, should be aware of the importance of writing and publishing good quality case reports
Improvements to patient outcomes can result from important studies, investigations, and advances in clinical practice that have been conducted as a result of valuable information and new ideas presented in case reports, which are published today by many journals [1]
Some barriers we have had to face when dealing with case reports were: lack of implementation of guidelines for writing case reports, restricted access to bibliographic resources in developing countries, mentors with little enthusiasm for publishing scientific papers, work overload, medical training that focused only on the academic aspects neglecting the scientific aspects, language barriers that made it difficult to publish in journals with a high impact factor, and financial barriers to publish in open access journals
Summary
Improvements to patient outcomes can result from important studies, investigations, and advances in clinical practice that have been conducted as a result of valuable information and new ideas presented in case reports, which are published today by many journals [1]. Some barriers we have had to face when dealing with case reports were: lack of implementation of guidelines for writing case reports, restricted access to bibliographic resources in developing countries, mentors with little enthusiasm for publishing scientific papers, work overload, medical training that focused only on the academic aspects neglecting the scientific aspects, language barriers that made it difficult to publish in journals with a high impact factor, and financial barriers to publish in open access journals After experiencing these issues several times in writing and publishing case reports, we have learned the importance of having a strict methodology to ensure success. Writing at a high standard is not an easy task and can take a lot of time, but it will produce a case report that will help the medical community understand more about individualized medicine This was reflected in our country, where after medical students started learning the basic principles of writing case reports, the scientific production of case reports increased as did their presentation at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Students gained experience of the editorial process with the submission of an increased number of case reports to local medical journals [5]
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