Overview > STFM Medical Editing Fellowship

The STFM Medical Editing Fellowship provides one faculty member a yearlong experience with the editorial and publishing teams at Family Medicine. Through this part-time, virtual fellowship, early or mid-career faculty receive coaching and hands-on experience to improve their skills in writing, reviewing, and editing scientific papers. The fellowship begins in May.

Benefits

STFM’s Medical Editing Fellowship provides new faculty with hands-on experience at the Family Medicine journal. You will:

Identify the characteristics and value of of well-written research papers and narrative essays, and practice evaluating submissions.
Experience the manuscript submission process and become expert in using the journal’s editorial software system.
Act as an assistant editor by selecting peer reviewers, following-up reviews, and writing professional decision letters.

Go behind the scenes to understand what happens between acceptance and publication.
Gain an appreciation for the core ethical principles that guide the operation of scientific journals.
Improve medical writing skills.

Participate in regular calls with the editor-in-chief for mentoring.
Participate in weekly conference calls with the journal’s editorial team.
Participate in the editorial review process under the supervision of the editor.
Assist the editor in selecting content.
Attend the journal’s editorial board meeting at the STFM Annual Spring Conference (not funded).
The time commitment averages about 4 hours per week.

Applicant must be an early- to mid-career faculty member in a department of family medicine or family medicine residency.
Applicant must be an active STFM member.
Preference will be given to those with writing and reviewing experience.

Email the following materials to Traci Brazelton at tbrazelton@stfm.org by March 15, 2025:

Curriculum vitae
Personal Statement of Interest (max 350 words) including how you will use this fellowship to advance your career and/or impact your program/department
Letter of support from your home institution
A sample of your writing (such as a manuscript you have submitted or published. Draft manuscripts will NOT be circulated and will only be used to assess writing style and interests. Writing sample should demonstrate an understanding of research methodology.)

Applicants will be reviewed by the Family Medicine Editorial Team. The team will evaluate applicants based on their curriculum vitae and personal statements outlining why the candidate is interested in the fellowship. Interviews may be conducted at the team's discretion.