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Personal DevelopmentCareer DevelopmentWriting

Medical Writing for Healthcare Professionals

Launch your scientific and medical writing career today
Rating: 4.4 out of 54.4 (270 ratings)
1,208 students
Created by Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA
Last updated 5/2022
English
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What you'll learn

  • Build a medical writing business from scratch
  • Find and GET high-paying clients in the medical and life-sciences fields
  • Grow your business to a part-time or even a FULL-TIME income.
  • Write efficiently, so you finish faster and keep your clients happy.
  • Learn to write for the web as well as CE monographs and presentations
  • Learn the basics of taxes and law, including what to look for in a freelance contract.

Requirements

  • Be a healthcare professional (pharmacist, nurse, doctor, physical therapist, etc) interested in pursuing medical writing.
  • OR: be a scientist in the life-sciences field
  • OR: Be a student in one of these areas interested in medical writing as a career path

Description

Break into the medical writing business today!!

  • Are you a healthcare professional who wants to make some extra money on the side using your clinical training?

  • Would you like to get paid to create content that also helps you keep your clinical skills sharp?

  • Would you like to be able to use medical writing as a resume booster so you can expand your opportunities within your specialty?

  • Are you looking to move away from clinical work and interested in making a career change to medical communications?

This course is for you!!


Learn how to start a successful medical writing business and find companies needing writers with clinical skills just like yours. Explore the exciting field of medical communications!


This course is divided into the following sections:

  1. Finding the work: Maximize your job search to open the door to hidden and hard-to-find opportunities.

  2. Getting the work: Pitch successfully to clients and build your portfolio so you can make a lasting impression.

  3. Using the tools: Learn tips and tricks with Google Docs, Google Slides, and Powerpoint, the three most commonly used software in medical writing.

  4. Writing the work: For many students this is the most valuable portion of the course. I will demonstrate in front of you how to efficiently lay out and write articles for the web, CE monographs, and CE presentations. I’ll give you tips for working with editors and show you how to finish your references efficiently so you can get paid faster.

  5. The business of writing: We’ll talk about taxes, finances, and law so you can run your business. We’ll also discuss how much medical writers can make.

  6. Resources: I’ll leave you with resources you can use regularly long after you finish this course.


Research scientists in the life sciences fields have also found this course to be invaluable to kick starting their scientific writing career.


Just read what my students have to say:

It was an eye-opener as there was a lot to learn. The instructor delivered the lectures in an easy-to-follow format. - Maureen O.


I found Alex's course to be helpful to find potential jobs. (I found one!) The reference section and powerpoint were extremely helpful as a medical profession who hasn't made presentations in awhile! - Courtney D.


Lots of great information-- like drinking from a fire hose. It's helpful to be able to back up and review parts that went by too quickly or that I didn't see because I was taking notes. - Therese G.


Alex is an excellent presenter, the course is comprehensive, and I learned a lot of tips and tricks, and things I would not have considered. It was very useful to me as a clinician exploring medical writing as a career. Excellent value for money. Great work and thank you. - Greg T.

Who this course is for:

  • Healthcare professionals or students interested in becoming a medical writer.
  • Scientists or students with a background in the life-sciences fields.

Instructor

Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA
Pharmacist and Medical Writer
Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 300 Reviews
  • 10,433 Students
  • 3 Courses

I am a community pharmacist with 10 years of practice experience and medical writer with 4 years of experience. I have written for a wide variety of publications, including consumer health, trade journals, peer-reviewed publications, grants, continuing education, and provider education.

I started writing for pharmacy publications as a hobby and grew it into a business that generates enough revenue to allow me to practice pharmacy part-time. I love to teach others and have precepted students on rotation, guest lectured at pharmacy schools, and taught workshops on a wide variety of topics.

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