About me
Dr Jocalyn Clark is a public health scientist and professional journal editor. In August 2022 she was appointed International Editor of The BMJ (British Medical Journal), one of the world’s leading medical and global health journals. Previously she was Executive Editor of The Lancet (2016-22); Executive Editor at the public health research organisation icddr,b in Dhaka, Bangladesh (2013-16); and Senior Editor at PLOS Medicine (2006-13). She serves as a scientific advisor to the INDEPTH Network of health surveillance systems, board member of women’s rights organisations Global Health 50/50 and WomenLift Health, and is former Chair of the governance council of the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). A Canadian national, Dr Clark holds a BSc in biochemistry & microbiology, and MSc and PhD in public health sciences (with gender studies). Dr Clark is an adjunct professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, an honorary associate professor of global health at University College London, and an elected fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in recognition of her scholarship and leadership advancing gender equity and diversity, women’s health and rights, and medical publishing.
