The Stanford Global Health Media Fellowship: Training the Next Generation of Physician Communicators to Fight Health Misinformation.

ABSTRACT:

Problem

The COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of related health misinformation, especially on social media, have highlighted the need for more health care professionals to produce and share accurate health information to improve health and health literacy. Yet, few programs address this problem by training health care professionals in the art of science writing and medical journalism.

Approach

Created in 2011, the Stanford Global Health Media Fellowship aims to train medical students and residents in public communication strategies. Each year, 1 physician-in-training is selected to complete the fellowship, which includes 3 rotations: (1) 1 academic quarter at Stanford's Graduate Program in Journalism, (2) 3 to 5 months with a national news network (previously NBC and ABC, now

SUBMITTER: Krohn KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9232280 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature