JCHIMP – an idea whose time has come

W ith this issue, we complete Volume 6 of the Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives (JCHIMP). Volume 6 #6 is the 29th issue over the last 6 years, having published 366 manuscripts. The journal was initially conceived at the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) semi-annual meeting in Minneapolis during the Community Hospital Assembly in 2010. The founder and editor was and is Robert Ferguson from Baltimore. The first issue of the journal was published in 2011; the lead article was titled the ‘Origins of JCHIMP’ (1). Our start-up was very strongly supported by David Solomon of Michigan State University who has been a leader in medical electronic publishing for many years (2). David helped us get organized with our great publisher, Co-Action Publishing in Stockholm, Sweden. Anne Bindslev, Lena Wistrand, and Caroline Sutton have provided the expertise at that end. APDIM support has remained strong as Richard Alweis, co-chair of the Community Hospital Assembly and APDIM Councilor later became associate editor and board member.