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SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE COMPETITION ON MEDICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH SIMULATION

Medical Education & Clinical Practice (MECP), the journal of the School of Medicine at Universidad Científica del Sur, invites undergraduate and graduate students, as well as healthcare professionals from all fields, both nationally and internationally, to participate in the Scientific Article Competition on Medical Education and Health Simulation.

This open call aims to expand the scientific evidence base in areas of critical importance to health training and practice, fostering rigorous and innovative academic output with meaningful impact on both the scientific and clinical communities.

Objective of the Call

To promote the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the field of medical education and health simulation, by inviting students and healthcare professionals at the national and international level, with the purpose of strengthening the available scientific evidence, driving pedagogical innovation, and contributing to the continuous improvement of training and clinical practice.

Specific Objectives

  • To encourage scientific research in medical education among undergraduate and graduate students and healthcare professionals.
  • To highlight innovative experiences in clinical simulation and teaching methodologies in healthcare settings.
  • To create a space for academic exchange between national and international institutions.
  • To recognize and reward high-quality academic output in priority areas of health training.

Topics of the Call

Scientific articles related to the following thematic areas will be accepted:

  • Artificial intelligence and medical education.
  • Undergraduate and graduate medical education.
  • Clinical simulation and competency-based training.
  • Pedagogical innovation in health sciences.
  • Assessment of clinical competencies.
  • Educational technologies applied to health (e.g., e-learning, virtual reality).
  • Training in low- and high-fidelity environments.

Target audience

  • Undergraduate students: students enrolled in any health-related degree program.
  • Graduate/Professional: master's and PhD students, residents, specialists, and healthcare professionals.

What types of articles are accepted in this call?

This call exclusively accepts the following types of scientific articles:

Original articles

  • Original articles present results from scientific research in the fields of medical education, epidemiology (including secondary data analysis), and clinical practice, encompassing qualitative studies and systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis, using a rigorous and well-defined methodology.
  • Maximum length: 4,000 words (excluding abstract, acknowledgements, figure captions, tables, references, and supplementary material).
  • Structure: title, structured abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and bibliographic references.
  • Abstract length: 250 words (structure: objectives, materials and methods, results, and conclusions).
  • Number of tables and/or figures: 6.
  • Number of bibliographic references: 40 or 60 (for systematic reviews with meta-analysis only).

Review articles

  • Manuscripts must include a comprehensive review of the available literature. This category includes narrative reviews, rapid reviews, and scoping reviews.
  • Maximum length: 5,000 words (excluding abstract, acknowledgements, figure captions, tables, references, and supplementary material).
  • Structure: title, unstructured abstract, introduction, content development (organized at the author's discretion), discussion, and bibliographic references.
  • Unstructured abstract length: 150 words.
  • Number of tables and/or figures: 7.
  • Number of bibliographic references: 45 or more.

For further information on the structure or content of submissions, please refer to the journal's author guidelines at the following link: https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/mecp/instructions 

 Requirements and application process

To be considered for this call, a submission must have been published in Medical Education & Clinical Practice by the close of the journal's fourth issue for the year 2026, scheduled for December. It must also meet the specific requirements established for each article type, as outlined in the previous section. The formal submission of the manuscript to the journal will be carried out through the submissions platform: https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/mecp/about/submissions  

The article submission to the journal must include the following documents:

  • Cover letter.
  • Authorship declaration form, including conflicts of interest, use of artificial intelligence, and funding sources (https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/mecp/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/16).
  • Title page.
  • Manuscript including tables and figures (in Word format).
  • Figures in their original format (.TIFF or .JPG, with a minimum resolution of 600 dpi or 300 pixels per inch).
  • Supplementary material (if applicable).

For further information on the required submission documents and their content, please visit the following link: https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/mecp/about/submissions  

Evaluation process

All articles published in Medical Education & Clinical Practice undergo a peer review process. Once the publication of issues 3 and 4 of 2026 is complete, the published original and review articles will be evaluated based on the following criteria by a jury composed of the journal's editors and members of the advisory committee:

  • Originality and contribution to scientific knowledge in the field.
  • Methodological rigor and coherence of the research design.
  • Clinical relevance and applicability to medical education.
  • Quality of writing and manuscript presentation.

Awards

First place in each scientific article category will be recognized with the following prizes:

Article type Cash prize
Original article USD $1000.00
Review article USD $1000.00

Timeline

Activity Date
Call opens May 15, 2026
Submission deadline October 31, 2026
Winners announced January 29, 2027

Contact

For any inquiries regarding this call, please contact us via the journal's email address: mecp@cientifica.edu.pe