Howard C. Bauchner, vice chairman of

pediatrics Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until th ...

at the

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, was the

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'' (JAMA) from July 1, 2011 until June 30, 2021. During his time with JAMA he created the JAMA Network family of specialty journals, launched four new journals (

JAMA Oncology ''JAMA Oncology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Medical Association. It covers all aspects of medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgical oncology, as well as subspecialties. The journal was establi ...

JAMA Cardiology ''JAMA Cardiology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering cardiology. It was established in 2016 and is published by the American Medical Association. The editor-in-chief is Robert Bonow, Robert O. Bonow (Feinberg School of Medicine) ...

JAMA Network Open ''JAMA Network Open'' is a monthly open access medical journal published by the American Medical Association covering all aspects of the biomedical sciences. It was established in 2018 and the founding editor-in-chief is Fred Rivara (Universit ...

, JAMA Health Forum), created many new article types, established a relationship with the United States Preventive Services Task Force, and expanded the journal's digital presence through website redesign, search engine optimization of journal websites, and expanded social media and multimedia activity. He stepped down from the editor-in-chief position in partial response to a JAMA Network podcast addressing structural racism. From 2003 to 2011, he served as editor-in-chief of ''

Archives of Disease in Childhood ''Archives of Disease in Childhood'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the BMJ Group and covering the field of paediatrics. It is the official journal of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Scope ''Archives of Disea ...

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