Citation: Smith CM. Welcome new co-editors Joe and Terry Graedon. J Participat Med. 2011 May 19; 2:e24.
Published: May 19, 2011.
Competing Interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist.
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Joe and Terry Graedon to the position of Co-Editors-in-Chief for the Journal of Participatory Medicine. Since our previous Co-Editor, Jessie Gruman, stepped down for health reasons several months ago, we have spent some time considering potential candidates to replace her in the “consumer” role of Journal editor (I serve in the “health care provider” editor role).
Joe and Terry are a perfect fit to step in as Journal editors. They were founding members of the “ePatient Scholars” group, an eclectic band, along with the late Dr. Tom Ferguson, that eventually led to the founding of the Society of Participatory Medicine and the Journal of Participatory Medicine. Many of you know them as the founders and hosts of “The People’s Pharmacy,” a popular weekly radio program on National Public Radio. In addition, they have an excellent website resource center by the same name.
Joe is a pharmacologist and Terry is a medical anthropologist. They reside in Durham, NC near Duke University. They have coauthored numerous books, including The Aspirin Handbook, Best Choices from the People’s Pharmacy, Graedon’s Best Medicine: From Herbal Remedies to High-Tech Rx Breakthroughs, and many others. Please join me in welcoming Joe and Terry to the Journal.
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Outstanding choice. The Journal, its readers and authors will be well-served by the efforts of Joe and Terry Graedon. Jessie is missed, I know! But a new perspective is always refreshing, too.
As far as we are concerned,Joe and Terry have been broadcasting essentially in the public interest for years with their NPR show, The People’s Pharmacy. Their guests are always the best. Their discussions always deal with well researched studies and meta studies. Well researched and thoughtful.
You have made an incomparably good choice.