I just assumed all medical writers already knew this! But my manager, who is 20 years into medical writing and editing, surprised me. Efficiency is non-negotiable for medical writers; every minute impacts our “billing hour.” Yet, even seasoned medical writers… Read More »How Medical Writers Save Time Automating Headlines in Microsoft Word: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Your destination might be the same as mine and many other medical writers’, but your journey is unique. No one knows your challenges, frustrations, and victories like you do. Have faith in you. Here is how I advanced my career… Read More »How to Succeed as an Immigrant Medical Writer in North America
As a medical writer, we want to ensure our content is comprehensive and accessible to the intended readers. The audience for medical content is diverse, including patients, consumers, researchers, healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical professionals, and business owners. Each of us consumes… Read More »Readability Scales for Medical Content: Which One Fits Best?
I coach medical and health writers on how to get hired faster and paid better. One way to save time while increasing writing quality is to create a content outline for every project you work on. Here is why: You… Read More »Why Not Creating Content Outlines Is Costing You Money
Medical writers and health writers, if you haven’t still used a system for your content writing, this is high time you use one and become a more efficient writer. And this applies no matter what kind of writing you do… Read More »Why do medical and health writers use a set process to write?
If you are saying yes to something, what are you saying no to? Saying yes to something means that you have to let go of another. Can you afford that? You are a human with finite time, attention, and energy.… Read More »Reframe How You Respond & Boost Productivity in Medical Communications
Are you an academic researcher, thinking of becoming a medical writer? Are you afraid to take the risk of transitioning to a new industry? I have been in academia, in research and teaching, for 12 years, and then I transitioned… Read More »Is transitioning to medical communications a good decision?
The landscape of medical writing is rapidly changing. With a shift towards remote work and AI technologies like ChatGPT becoming more prevalent, it’s crucial to adapt and stay competitive. In this session, I’ll share eight key areas you’ll want to… Read More »Secure Medical Writing Jobs: 8 Pointers for Success
One of the reasons behind my failures was that I acted in the wrong order. I have done that until recently. TLDR: Shift from “Do > Have > Be” to “Be > Do > Have” to create a more fulfilling… Read More »Medical Writers, Are You Taking Action in The Right Order to Succeed?
Looking for an excellent medical writing coach? Here are some green signals to look for and red flags to stay away. A little bit of my story first. When I started freelancing without any agency or full-time experience, I had… Read More »How I found a mentor and I do not regret my process