Originally broadcast July 25, 2024
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which was first published 141 years ago, is grappling with modern challenges as the most widely circulated general medical journal in the world. At the forefront is Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, its relatively new editor-in-chief.
Dr. Bibbins-Domingo took the helm at a tumultuous time and has a clear vision for how JAMA should deal with equity in medicine and the public’s lack of trust in health care.
She told hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter at Aspen Ideas: Health that “I am not the keeper of trust for the journal. I am not the keeper of our focus on equity.” But she said she has installed new processes “so that we could collectively have those conversations, be more transparent around them, think about the processes that help us make sure that we are always trying to be the best that we can be.” That includes giving JAMA employees and authors a voice in discussions about equity and increasing transparency with readers.
Dr. Bibbins-Domingo also focused on how to keep JAMA connected to its current audience while attracting new audiences using an omnichannel approach, especially social media.
“I think about what JAMA and the JAMA Network have to do right now is do the core functions the same way we’ve always done it…vetting the science, making sure this is science you can trust, putting the stamp of approval in that way on it, and then publishing it. And then we have to do something that I think all journals need to do better… and that is being a modern communication vehicle,” she said.
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