The BMJ Editorial Scholar 2024/2025

Are you a medical student interested in learning how a medical journal is run? Do you have a passion for creating engaging content for medical students? If so, apply to be The BMJ’s next editorial scholar.

The editorial scholar takes one year out of medical school to work with The BMJ’s international team of editors and lead BMJ Student, the student section of The BMJ.

In this role you will:

• Be trained in journalism and editing

• Commission, peer review, select, and edit articles

• Plan, produce, and host episodes of The BMJ’s student podcast Sharp Scratch

• Be involved with publishing the journal for print and online

• Have the opportunity to write your own articles for BMJ Student as well as other sections within The BMJ

• Run BMJ Student’s social media channels

• Maximise the potential of The BMJ’s student offering.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have clinical experience and can communicate ideas effectively. You will be motivated, creative, and preferably have experience of medical or general journalism. You must be a medical student or newly qualified doctor.

The salary for this full time 12 month fixed term role is £28 504.

We anticipate you will be working remotely most of the time. There will be opportunities to spend time in The BMJ office in London as well.

For more background, please see our article: So You Want to be a Writer? An Introduction to BMJ Student and accompanying Sharp Scratch episode.