Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 28, Issue

Like many medical writers, I started in another career first. For me, it was practising veterinary medicine in a clinic, then going into clinical research in humans, and then on to medical writing. Designing clinical trials, sample size…

Creative medical writing - An oxymoron? - Volume 27, Issue

Is “creative medical writing” an oxymoron? I sincerely hope not! Indeed, if this is the case I will be sorely disappointed, as it is a career I wish to pursue precisely because it may allow me to exercise some creativity. I enjoyed both the arts and…

Medical Writing Teaching - Volume 25, Issue

A novice’s experiment with a wiki on a writing course A wiki? What is that? The name ‘wiki’ was probably what attracted me most about using this e-learning tool in my teaching. As a New Zealander, I associated the word with the Maori terms ‘waaka’…

Medical Communications and Writing for Patients - Volume 30, Issue

Dear All,

As I write this, at least some of us are likely to still be in some form of lockdown or quarantine. I pray that you and your families are all managing to stay as sane as possible, and I sincerely hope that you all stay safe and healthy.

I…

Medical writing and medical translation – two crossing paths - Volume 28, Issue

Transitioning from medical writing into medical translation and vice versa is one of the many opportunities professional writers and translators may encounter in their career path. In this article, we present two personal experiences in doing so. We…

In this issue of Medical Writing - Volume 23, Issue

Some of you might remember the old days when writing was done with a typewriter, spreadsheets were big pieces of paper, and slides were printed on film. Thanks to computers, these are old memories, and we can all be much more productive. Software…

Awareness of medical writing as a profession and its career prospects - Volume 27, Issue

As medical writing (MW) is a growing profession in India, we assessed the awareness among professional medical writers (PMWs) about their job and career prospects. We conducted an anonymous survey among PMWs (N=192) working in a global…

Collecting metrics in medical writing – the benefits to you and your business - Volume 28, Issue

Collecting and using metrics may not be at the forefront of all medical writers’ minds, but they can be an important asset to writers and managers, from freelancers to those working within companies, large or small. Keeping a record of pertinent…

Advancing the Medical Writing profession: The Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers - Volume 26, Issue

A wintry London in January saw the release of the first joint position statement on the role ofthe professional medical writer (page 7). But why do we need such a statement and what does it say? The Executive Committee identified the need to update…

Journal Watch: Dedicated medical writing rotation for pharmacists, publication of drug industry funded research, and evidence-based medicine for clinical decision making - Volume 23, Issue

The ability to write up results and contribute to the medical literature is an important skill in a number of professions, including pharmacy practice. Some pharmacy residency programmes require that their participants produce a manuscript of…