Join a CHEST Guideline Panel

CHEST is recruiting members to join our guideline panels to help develop guidelines to support clinicians nationally and globally in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.

CHEST develops guidelines in eight domains of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Each panel is composed of two co-chairs and 12 to 15 panelists with multidisciplinary expertise in the guideline topic. Working collaboratively to ensure that all perspectives are accurately and meaningfully represented, the panel will synthesize the evidence with the help of a methodologist and draft recommendations.

As a guideline panelist, you’ll:

  • Collaborate side by side with experts in your field and share your expertise

  • Support clinicians on a national and global level

  • Work on publications with high readership and citations

  • Bolster your credentials for academic promotion or FCCP designation

How to apply

If you are interested in being considered for a guideline panel, please fill out the submission form and upload a current curriculum vitae, as well as a statement of interest (up to 250 words) that describes:

  • Your motivation in joining a panel for guideline development

  • Your interest in the content area for which you are applying

  • The unique perspective you would contribute

  • Your relevant experience in research and publications

  • Any previous involvement with CHEST

Deadline: Monday, October 21, at 11:59 pm CT 

Candidates will be notified about the status of their application by end of day on February 1st, 2025.
For more information, please contact Israa Soghier, MD, CHEST Guideline Methodologist, at isoghier@chestnet.org.

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Expectations for panelists

Under the leadership of the appointed co-chairs, guideline panels will:

  • Develop questions that will be answered by the guideline

  • Perform a systematic review of the literature

  • Review the evidence

  • Identify stakeholder values, outline barriers for implementation, and ensure equity

  • Develop recommendations to support the practice of evidence-based medicine

  • Actively contribute to multiple rounds of drafting, editing, and revising guideline manuscripts

Qualifications for guideline panelists

To be considered for a guideline panel, applicants must meet the following qualifications:

  • Current CHEST membership

  • Be in active clinical practice

  • Demonstrated clinical expertise/interest in guideline topic area

  • Ability to critically appraise literature and engage in discussion

  • Abide by CHEST Guideline Relationship Policy

  • Ability to commit to the work and time needed for guideline development

CHEST will consider a broad range of factors during the application review process to ensure that guideline panels reflect a diversity of experiences.

Time commitment

Guideline development starts in the spring of the following year after application. The time commitment is approximately 2 years but may be longer. Panel members will be expected to attend regularly scheduled guideline meetings and complete work between meetings as needed.