Journal board defies association board

With the 16 person editorial board vigorously rejecting the course of action chosen by the Canadian Medical Association concerning its well-respected, but imperilled, Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), there seems to be only two possible trajectories for this story: either the editorial board resigns; or the CMA backs down. No odds on what will happen.

For another perspective, see eminent scientist David Suzuki's column about this story.

Graham Morris, the president of CMA Media Inc and Publisher of the CMAJ might also be beginning to wonder about that warm and tingly spot in his back. That would be the place where the CMA (surgically, of course) would insert the knife if it needs to make a sacrificial offering to get out of this mess. (If you missed earlier posts on this, you can catch up here and here.)