Mentors and mentees in medical writing: A very particular set of (soft) skills - Volume 33, Issue

Being a mentor or a mentee can be fulfilling and rewarding. In this article, we look at the role and relationship of mentors and mentees, and the importance of using soft skills within the mentor/mentee dynamic. Individually tailored and productive…

Do you have what it takes to be a mentor or be mentored? - Volume 30, Issue

A skilled mentor can positively impact a mentee’s personal and professional development. A successful mentor-mentee relationship is contingent on mentor and mentee attributes, trust, and respect, and fit based on shared values and working style. To…

Growing the top and bottom line of your mind – an entrepreneurial journey as a joint venture with mentors - Volume 30, Issue

Having spent more than a decade in academia, it has been almost inherent to me to think of learning as exercising your IQ, thereby improving you practical and technical knowledge. It is quantifiable and can easily be described on your CV. The mentor…

How to write about coronavirus: Best practices for health writers - Volume 30, Issue

FOCUS ON FACTS AND EVIDENCE-BASED REPORTING 

what we know, not what we think might happen

AVOID FEAR-MONGERING

watch your language

Mentorship - Volume 30, Issue

The 360° approach to authoring risk management plans - Volume 28, Issue

Amidst the dynamic landscape of pharma - covigilance legislation, medical writers have been gaining increased visibility and importance beyond what had been their traditional role of coordinating and facil it - ating the development of risk…

Christine Oesterling

When less is more: Medical writers as guardians of curated content - Volume 28, Issue

In this data-driven era, the type and format of publicly available medical and scientific information is significantly changing. Medical writers can serve as guardians of the information entering the public domain by ensuring accuracy and…

The need for community: The importance of networking as a freelance medical writer - Volume 32, Issue

Community and networking activity can really help when you are a freelancer. Who do you turn to when it all gets too much? Can someone, anyone, who understands your challenges, offer a sympathetic ear and help to work out a solution? Where do…

Unlocking new efficiencies: How structured content authoring is streamlining the production of clinical documents for the pharmaceutical industry - Volume 32, Issue

Current practice requires clinical and regulatory documents to be created and updated manually by medical writers throughout a product’s development. Conventionally, document content is unstructured, with freeform text, figures, and tables that the…