CMAJ Editorial Fellowship

The CMAJ Editorial Fellowship provides an exciting opportunity for physicians to discover the inner workings of a leading medical journal. This is a well-established, full-time position for individuals who have just completed their medical training and residency, as well as clinical epidemiology training, or for individuals further on in their careers who would like to spend a sabbatical year working on the journal.

As a physician and senior editor, the Editorial Fellow assists the other senior editors in many aspects of journal production, ranging from selecting and editing manuscripts to soliciting commentaries and review articles. The Fellow is expected to participate in the activities of all the major departments of the journal, including News, Practice, Scientific and Letters, and to contribute to the writing of editorials and other articles generated in-house. The Editorial Fellow is also expected to help the senior editors develop and implement new sections of the journal that will enhance the value of CMAJ to readers and contributing authors.

The position is full time for one year and is based at CMAJ’s offices in Ottawa. The salary is based on the equivalent residency or fellowship remuneration in Ontario.

For more information, please contact Dr. Paul C Hébert, Editor-in-Chief, at paul.hebert@cma.ca.

Comments from Past Fellows:

Sally Murray

"I'm attracted to ‘big picture' health, how to address things that affect the health of 2000 people rather than one. I'm fascinated with how things fit together and influence each other." —Sally Murray, fellow 2005-2006

Looking at the Big Picture (Oct. 11, 2005)

Aleksandra Misak

"Being an editorial fellow is a constant intellectual thrill that draws on your curiosity, knowledge and creativity. It changes the way you think in, and about medicine." —Aleksandra (Saša) Mišak, fellow 2004-2005

From CMJ to CMAJ (Sept. 28, 2004)

Steven Choi

"Fellows can expect an exciting year that will engage their creativity and intellect. The experience is truly unique and will provide fellows with skills that will serve them in whatever field of medicine they've chosen" —Stephen Choi, fellow 2003-2004

New editorial fellow has journalistic roots (Sept. 16, 2003)

James Maskalyk

"You will be exposed to aspects of medicine that you never had occasion to ponder before. And, perhaps, you will better understand why we physicians do what we do." —James Maskalyk, fellow 2002-2003

The editing life (Nov. 26, 2002)
Emergency MD becomes CMAJ's fifth editorial fellow (Oct. 29, 2002)

Eric Wooltorton

"For a clinically inclined CMAJ Editorial Fellow, there is a distinct satisfaction in helping to disseminate useful information that both reflects and helps to shape important trends in clinical practice." —Eric Wooltorton, fellow 2001-2002

The CMAJ Editorial Fellowship: a different kind of fast track (Nov. 27, 2001)
Newly minted family doctor CMAJ's newest editorial fellow (Oct. 2, 2001)

Allison Sinclair

"The Editorial Fellow contributes a view from the trenches and whatever other experience and enthusiasms he or she has acquired over the years."—Allison Sinclair, fellow 2000-2001

Do you relish interesting times? (Nov. 14, 2000)
CMAJ's new editorial fellow merges science and science fiction (Oct. 17, 2000)

Erica Weir

Erica Weir, fellow 1999-2000

New fellowship editor brings social science, medical expertise to CMAJ (Sept. 7, 1999)
Might you be the next Editorial Fellow? (Sept. 21, 1999)