Digital Media Fellowship Application

The Journal of Hospital Medicine (JHM) Digital Media Fellowship is a unique opportunity for chief residents, hospital medicine fellows, and junior faculty (e.g., Assistant Professor) to engage and participate with leaders in the field of hospital medicine. As the use of social media has increased over the years, academic journals have had to engage their readership and produce content to fit within these alternative outlets. Recognizing that there are few formal occasions to acquire experience with both academic medicine and social media, JHM has set out to provide a program to fill this opportunity gap.

The Digital Media Fellowship is a one-year program (starting each July) that is designed to give an individual a unique experience that will enhance their career in academic hospital medicine while also developing their skills and experience with social media as a professional tool. Structured as a distance-learning program, the fellowship allows the Fellow to continue their local clinical and professional responsibilities while still allowing them the opportunity to work with a national leader in hospital medicine. Regular communication and interactions take place through telephone calls, emails, and videoconferencing. Fellows will be paired with the Deputy Digital Media Editors for guidance, mentorship, and coaching in the position.

Ideal candidates will have some experience in social media, be able to self-manage, and complete work on regularly scheduled deadlines. While the fellowship has structured activities built into it, there may also be opportunities to create other original content and/or complete a research project that pertains to social media and academic medicine.

Digital Media Fellow Responsibilities

1. Manage JHM social media feeds. With assistance and guidance from the Digital Media Editors, the Fellow will curate, edit, and compose material for the JHM social media outlets (LinkedIn, Instagram, X, and others upon request).
2. Create Visual Abstracts each month for manuscripts published in JHM. JHM has been a leader in the use of Visual Abstracts to promote the work being published. The Fellow will work closely with the Digital Media Editors to craft Visual Abstracts and promote them on the journal’s social media feeds. 
3. Develop educational content each month for manuscripts published in JHM.
   This educational content could take the form of Tweetorials (a series of mini-posts, breaking down the most salient pearls in JHM manuscripts, occasionally including visual abstracts, figures, links, etc.), video content, podcasts, or other creative endeavors.
4. Participate in bi-monthly editorial staff meetings. Every two weeks, the editorial staff holds a one-hour meeting to review upcoming articles and other business related to running the journal.
5. Attend fellows videoconferences, including orientation sessions in July and August and quarterly professional development sessions. Previous topics have included: “Running an Academic Journal”, “How to Write an Editorial”, “Social Media in Academic Medicine”, and “Mentorship & Sponsorship in Academic Medicine”.

 

Requirements for Application

• Must hold any of the following positions: Chief Resident, Hospital Medicine Fellow, or junior faculty (e.g., Assistant Professor)
• Ability and support to attend the Annual Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Annual Meeting, SHM Converge, held every spring
• Ability to commit to monthly editorial phone calls and quarterly videoconferences

 

Required Materials

• Completed application form (see below)
• Current curriculum vitae
• Letter of recommendation from Division/Section Chief (or Program Director for Chief Residents) that must include statement of institutional commitment to providing registration, transportation, and lodging to allow the fellow to attend the SHM Converge, where the editorial leadership meetings will be held.
• Personal statement outlining the applicant’s interest in the Digital Media Fellowship (limit: 250 words)
• (Not required): Examples of digital media content relevant to this role, e.g., visuals, links to educational digital content, etc.