In this presentation, Brandon May, freelance medical writer and owner of May Medical Communications, LLC, describes 5 types of medical writing.
Read the blog post that accompanies this slide deck at http://maymedcomm.com/5-different-types-of-medical-writing/
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5 Different Types of Medical Writing
1. 5 Different Types of Medical
Writing
BRANDON MAY
MAY MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
WWW.MAYMEDCOMM.COM
2. What is Medical Writing?
Medical writing is a highly specialized form of technical
writing
Niche field
Features several profitable sub-niches
Each of sub-niches produce different types of content
5 Types of Medical Writing:
Medical News
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Manuscripts
Regulatory Documents
Patient Education
3. #1 - Medical News
Concise journalistic-style stories that summarize the latest findings in clinical
research
Can be short and sweet, or they can be feature stories
Conference coverage
There’s a need for many medical writers to write medical news
Medical news is great intro for a new medical writer
4. #2 - CME
Physicians require CME credits to keep credentials updated
A CME program addresses current “gaps” in knowledge
To address these knowledge gaps, a CME medical writer might help create:
Needs assessments
Slide decks
Literature review articles
Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEHP) -
http://acehp.org/
5. #3 - Manuscripts
Pharmaceutical, medical device, CME, and biotechnology companies publish
articles in medical journals on a regular basis
Manuscripts are the draft form of these articles that are submitted to medical journals
Writing and submission
Author–approved outline
Regular meetings with authors
6. #4 - Regulatory Documents
Type of technical writing required by regulatory agencies
Pharmaceutical companies need regulatory writers to write:
New Drug Applications, Clinical Study Reports, Investigational New Drug
Applications, Common Technical Documents, and more
Most formal, relies less on creativity and more on concise facts
Challenge for some writers
The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) – http://www.raps.org
7. #5 - Patient Education
Less formal and simpler in its use of terminology
That doesn’t mean patient and consumer education is easy to write – far from
it!
Easy to digest and use simple terminology
8. Should a Medical Writer Specialize?
Specialization allows a writer to focus and become an expert
Despite this narrow approach, there’s still plenty of work
Variation may make some writers happier
Medical writers are detail-oriented and can understand medical and scientific
concepts no matter the therapeutic area
9. May Medical Communications, LLC
May MedComm, LLC, is a full-service medical communications company,
providing freelance medical writing services for pharmaceutical, biotech,
medical device, contract research organizations, hospitals, medical news
publications, and CME companies across the globe.
If you’re looking for a freelance medical writer for your next project, email
brandon@maymedcomm.com.