Medical Writing for Healthcare Professionals

Description :

This course will give healthcare professionals everything they need to launch their medical writing business.

It will cover the following topics:

Finding the Work:

The types of work available

Maximizing the use of job boards

Maximizing your current clinical role

Using LinkedIn

Using company career and contributor pages

Getting the Work:

Pitching to clients – demonstration and downloadable sample emails

Building and presenting your portfolio – demonstration

Using the Tools:

Google Docs – demonstration

Microsoft Powerpoint and Google Slides – demonstration

Writing the Work:

Working with editors

Writing for the web – demonstration

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Writing CE/CME needs assessments – demonstration

Creating CE presentations – demonstration

Writing CE monographs – demonstration

The Business of Writing

Legal considerations

Tax and financial considerations

How much can I make?

Resources

Invoice template (for billing clients) – demonstration video and downloadable template

Accounting template (to keep track of payments) – demonstration video and downloadable template

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