STFM Medical Editing Fellowship
Forecasted
STFM Medical Editing Fellowship supports early- to mid-career family medicine faculty through hands-on journal work and mentoring to strengthen scientific writing, reviewing, and editing skills.
Funder: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Yearlong, part-time fellowship; attendance at the required conference board meeting is not funded
Summary: A virtual editorial fellowship helps early- to mid-career family medicine faculty develop scientific writing, reviewing, and editing skills at Family Medicine.
Key Information: Applicants must be active STFM members and early- to mid-career faculty in family medicine departments or residencies.
Description
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Medical Editing Fellowship provides one faculty member a yearlong, part-time, virtual experience with the editorial and publishing teams at Family Medicine, STFM’s scientific journal. Through coaching and hands-on journal work, fellows strengthen their skills in writing, reviewing, and editing scientific papers.
The experience includes mentoring from the editor-in-chief and supervised assessment of research papers and narrative essays. Fellows learn the manuscript submission process and editorial software, serve as assistant editors, select peer reviewers, follow up on reviews, and write professional decision letters. They also explore the steps between manuscript acceptance and publication and the core ethical principles that guide scientific journals.
