Volume 28, Issue 1 - Careers in medical writing
Educating the medical writer: A 5-year update
Authors: Danny Benau, Amy Urbine
Abstract
This article is a 5-year follow-up to a 2013 publication: On Educating the Medical Writer. The current study was performed to examine the evolution of degree programme titles, certificate programmes, and the current trend toward so-called micro-credentials and nano - degrees. The return on educational invest - ment is discussed.
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