Medical Writing For Healthcare Professionals

Launch your scientific and medical writing career today. Learn from an experienced medical writer!

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 or science writing as a career path
Description
***SPECIAL OFFER: THE FIRST 100 STUDENTS TO ENROLL IN MY NEW COURSE, ENTITLED "EXCEL FUNDAMENTALS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS," AND LEAVE A REVIEW, WILL GET FREE ACCESS TO THIS COURSE!** YOU CAN FIND THIS COURSE ON MY INSTRUCTOR PROFILE.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! You can work from home or anywhere in the world as a digital nomad. Work flexible hours!You get lifetime access to this course with your investment in your development and growth.This course is divided into the following sections:Finding the work: Maximize your job search to open the door to hidden and hard-to-find opportunities.Getting the work: Pitch successfully to clients and build your portfolio so you can make a lasting impression.Using the tools: Learn tips and tricks with Google Docs, Google Slides, and Powerpoint, the three most commonly used software in medical writing.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. We'll also go through preparing documents for Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review!The business of writing: We’ll talk about taxes, finances, and law so you can run your business. Resources: I’ll leave you with resources you can use regularly long after you finish this course.Other things you'll learn include:How to build your portfolio and present it to clients to impress them!How to get experience even if you don't currently have any experience.How to find images of nearly anything you can use for your presentations.How to use LinkedIn successfully to promote yourself as a medical writer and get work.How much medical writers can earn.Research scientists in the life sciences fields have also found this course to be invaluable to kick starting their scientific writing career. This course will review how life scientists and researchers can take their training and education and use it to start getting writing work.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.

Overview

Section 1: Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introductory Video

Section 2: Section 2: Finding the Work

Lecture 2 The types of work available

Lecture 3 Maximizing the use of job boards

Lecture 4 Maximizing your current clinical role

Lecture 5 Medical writing websites

Lecture 6 Finding writing work in the life sciences fields

Lecture 7 Using LinkedIn

Lecture 8 Using company career and contributor pages

Lecture 9 Learn more with my Job Search course!

Section 3: Section 3: Getting the Work

Lecture 10 Pitching to clients

Lecture 11 The Open Notebook

Lecture 12 Building and presenting your portfolio

Lecture 13 How do I get experience if I don't have experience?

Section 4: Section 4: Using the Tools

Lecture 14 Google Docs

Lecture 15 Google Slides and Microsoft Powerpoint

Lecture 16 Finding and Using Images

Section 5: Section 5: Writing the Work

Lecture 17 Working with editors

Lecture 18 Writing for the web

Lecture 19 Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Lecture 20 Writing CE/CME needs assessments

Lecture 21 Creating CE presentations

Lecture 22 Writing CE monographs

Lecture 23 Medical, Legal, and Regulatory Review Annotations

Lecture 24 Medical editing

Lecture 25 Finishing References

Section 6: Section 6: The Business of Writing

Lecture 26 Legal considerations

Lecture 27 Taxes and financial considerations

Lecture 28 How much can I make?

Section 7: Section 7: Conclusions

Lecture 29 Conclusion Video

Section 8: Resources

Lecture 30 Invoice Template

Lecture 31 Accounting Template

Lecture 32 Helpful links

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