The editorial team of JABFM is pleased to announce that Dr. Jacqueline Britz, MD, MSPH, has been selected as the inaugural ABFM Research and Editing Fellow. Dr. Britz completed her MSc in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She received her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she is currently an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Population Health. She is the Co-Director of the Virginia Ambulatory Care Outcomes Network (ACORN).
Dr. Britz is an accomplished, yet early career, investigator focused on community and population based research, as well as health equity. She has researched and published on substance use and opioid overdoses. She has also studied patient navigation and enhanced care planning to address behavioral factors, mental health conditions, and social needs for patients with chronic diseases.
During her 2 years in the fellowship, she will build on her research base by learning additional study methodologies and analysis techniques. She will develop skills as a manuscript reviewer and editor as part of the JABFM editorial team. She will mature her ability to critically appraisal the medical literature. During her second year, she will participate in creating content for the ABFM’s National Journal Club.
Congratulations to Dr. Britz and welcome to the team!
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Conflict of interest: The authors are editors of the JABFM.
To see this article online, please go to: http://jabfm.org/content/36/4/530.full.