STFM Medical Editing Fellowship
The STFM Medical Editing Fellowship provides a yearlong, mentored editorial experience at the Family Medicine journal for early- or mid-career faculty through the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
Funder: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: No direct financial support or stipend; fellowship is a part-time, virtual, yearlong professional development opportunity.
Summary: Yearlong, part-time virtual fellowship for early- or mid-career faculty to gain hands-on editorial and publishing experience with the Family Medicine journal.
Key Information: Applicants must be early- or mid-career faculty in a family medicine department or residency and active STFM members.
Description
The STFM Medical Editing Fellowship provides a unique, yearlong, part-time virtual experience for one early- or mid-career faculty member each year to work closely with the editorial and publishing teams at Family Medicine, the scientific journal of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM). The fellowship aims to develop participants' skills in scientific writing, peer review, and editorial decision-making, offering individualized coaching and immersive, hands-on experience under the mentorship of experienced editors.
Fellows participate in regular editorial team meetings, receive mentoring from the editor-in-chief, and are involved in all aspects of the journal’s editorial and peer review process. The fellowship is designed to enhance the fellow’s expertise in manuscript evaluation, journal operations, and medical writing.
