Now accepting applications for Voices in Print writing project

In my day job as a professor, I lead a project that pairs patients and advocates with professional science writers to co-create editorials on improving healthcare from the patient perspective. We are currently looking for new patient-partners who want to use their insights to drive change.

About the project

We believe that patients can help inform healthcare practices, advance provider education, and improve care quality and safety. Unfortunately, patient voices are often missing from medical journals for several reasons, including the complex submission and review process and expensive publishing fees.

The Voices in Print project helps remove these barriers by working directly with patients and their families to contribute their voice and story to conversations about care for their health conditions.

Call for partners

We are looking for new partners who have a specific idea about how care for their conditions could be improved. Recommendations should arise from personal experience as a patient or advocate.

Examples of successful ideas include expanding newborn screening panels for genetic disorders, asking patients about their engagement with online health communities, and screening patients with eating disorders for autism.

We only accept specific and action-oriented ideas. We do not accept submissions about raising awareness or “day in the life” experiences. Our acceptance rate is approximately 10-15%.

To apply

To submit your idea for consideration, please visit our website and use the form to briefly describe your idea.

To be clear, there is no cost for participation. You will work with a professional science writer to help you tell your story and translate your idea into an editorial.

To support

We are also looking for new sources of funding. If you are a program officer or philanthropist interested in supporting the Voices in Print project, please do reach out by replying to this email.