Dreyer, AbigailKeiller, LianneWolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz)Frantz, Jose2017-02-022016-08Dreyer A, Keiller L, Wolvaardt L & Frantz J 2016, 'Using critical friends to build writing success', Medical Education, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 1170-1171.0308-0110 (print)1365-2923 (online)10.1111/medu.13167http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58829The academic land-scape at institutions places demands on academic staff to increase publication output. In resource-poor higher education environments, experienced and published researchers are in short supply and consequently unavailable, or unwilling, to provide much-needed support and guidance to novice writers. Critical readers are able to bridge this gap by providing useful feedback and stimulating learning while pointing out weaknesses without negativityen© 2016 John Wiley and Sons Ltd and The Association for the Study of Medical Education. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : Using critical friends to build writing success, Medical Education, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 1170-1171, 2016. doi :10.1111/medu.13167. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.comjournal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2923.Academic staffPublication outputHigher education environmentPostprint Article