This track prepares you to work as a professional medical writer across various sectors, including Contract Research Organizations (CROs), pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare advertising agencies
Course content: 8 sessions
- Medical Writing Introduction
– Overview of medical writing.
– Types of medical writing and documentation.
– Work settings for medical writers.
- Writing Skills
– Techniques for clear and effective writing.
– Organizing documents with cohesion and coherence.
- Ethics and Guidelines
– Ethical principles in medical writing.
– Guidelines and regulatory standards.
- How to Write an Original Article
– Structure and components of a manuscript.
– Writing each part of a manuscript.
– Differences in the discussion section for primary articles vs. systematic reviews.
- Citation and Reference Management Software
– Introduction to citation styles.
– Using reference management tools effectively.
- Clinical Trial and Regulatory Documents
– Types of documents in clinical trials and regulatory submissions.
- How to Become a Freelancer
– Steps to start a freelance medical writing career.
– Tips for building a client base and managing freelance work.
- How to Be Efficient
– Time management strategies.
– Tools and techniques for increasing productivity
Instructor
Dr. Menna Abdelsamed
○ Member at ESMO
○ Bachelor’s degree in clinical pharmacy
○ Postgraduate diploma in Bioinformatics
○ Master of Science In Biotechnology
○ More than 4 years of experience as researcher and clinical pharmacist
○ 5 years of experience in medical writing