Medical writing Exchange
Medical writing courses
Cost: $39.99
Medical Writing for Healthcare Professionals
Break into the medical writing business today!! From yours truly:
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!!
Cost: $ Varies Depending on Course
ClinSkill Digital Learning Academy
Offers numerous courses in medical writing!
Diploma in medical writing
Diploma in medical journalism
Diploma in clinical research and medical writing
Diploma in pharmacovigilance and medical writing
Diploma in regulatory affairs and medical writing
Cost: $27
Writer Help Wanted
This course is focused on building a writing business, regardless of the type of writing. It includes:
In-depth training modules
Daily job listings
Case studies of professional writers
Video lessons
Checklists
Must-have resources
Offers numerous programs and diplomas in clinical research and development.
University of Chicago
COST: $8,640
Master the fundamentals and best practices of medical writing, editing, and communication
Regulatory Writing Introductory Course
COST: $500 member/$365 non-member
From the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society, this course will teach the fundamentals of regulatory writing.
UC San Diego Extension Course
Cost: Several Thousand $us
AMWA Essential Skills Certificate Course
COST:
Digital package price: Print package price:
$850 member | $1,235 nonmember $975 member | $1,275 nonmember
Harvard University
Cost: must request
Elevate your communication skills with this one-year certificate course. Offers three tracks:
Writing for medical and scientific journals
Writing for the public
Writing grant proposals
Professional Societies
great websites about writing
The Grammarly blog has tons of good articles explaining everything from how to use a hyphen to the differences between active and passive voice
Writing and Publishing Guidelines
Citation tools
Free and my personal favorite!
articles
Note: VERY important if you are going to freelance. Be sure to read your contracts carefully!
free images for presentations, etc.
With Canva Pro, you can access 100+ million photos, videos, audio, and graphics you can freely use anywhere you want.
Only $9.99 per month
Other cool stuff
The easiest way to get a great looking portfolio.
You can check out my portfolio as an example of what this site can do.
When I was first starting out, I really needed my resume to yell 'medical writer' and not 'pharmacy manager.' The folks over at TopResume did a killer job and I started getting more interviews pretty quickly. I highly recommend them!
Perfect for the digital nomad writer. I've got a mailbox from this company and their dashboard is easy to use and rates are very reasonable. Choose from thousands of locations and have your mail scanned in, opened, and even checks cashed!
Help a Reporter Out (HARO) is the #1 database that connects journalists and sources. You can use it to get backlinks to your site by serving as a source, or use it to get sources if you are a writer. Highly recommended!
The folks over at SimilarContent have an awesome program to make sure your content is optimized for SEO. If you write web content, regardless of whether you're full time, a freelancer, or write on a freelancer marketplace, your customer is likely hiring you to get their site on the top of Google. This tool can help your article get there!
The HittList - Email subscription with jobs and other things
Prospology - Another email subscription with tips and tricks