Authoring Tip #5: Case Outline Hyperlinks

Now that everyone is coming close to producing a finished draft of their cases, we wanted to direct your attention back to the Case Outlines at the beginning of your case.

When these outlines were created, we coded each of the “D”s and “C”s (Definites and Coulds) in the learning objectives to serve as hyperlinks to individual text boxes. You probably noticed these links as you were reviewing your outlines. As we suggested before, we designed these links to serve as a place where editors and authors can carry on a focused dialogue for each learning objective. Even if you have not used this resource during the initial development process, we request that you now go back to your outlines and use these links to record how each objective was covered. This process should also provide a valuable global perspective on the case you have now created!

Eventually, the information from these Case Outlines will enable our editors to refine the comprehensive content matrix for the cases, ensuring that each objective across the family medicine curricula has been covered, in what case, and in what manner. That is why this is such a critical component.