EDITING FOR MEDICAL WRITERS (Learn AMA Style)
Medical Editing -- Learn the AMA Manual of Style
This course is for people already working as medical writers who want to take a deep dive into learning the AMA Manual of Style so that they can spend less time looking things up during their day-to-day writing work. It's also for anyone with a strong science background (eg, BS in biology or higher) wanting to make money on the side or full-time as a freelance medical editor.
Module 1: Introduction -- all about what we will cover and a few action steps.
Module 2: Basic grammar and editing -- this will cover the basics of editing and is foundational for the next module 3, which covers the AMA Manual of Style.
Module 3: All about the AMA Manual of Style -- the main things you need to know and a lengthy test where you can self-evaluate your knowledge. Includes downloadable pdfs that you can refer to as you work.
Module 4: Medical writing support services -- this includes information about other services that aren't exactly writing or editing but that are complementary services that you can offer to the same client base. These include medical transcribing, annotation, fact checking, and researching and compiling data and gap analyses.
Module 5: Setting up shop -- this includes all the information you will need to start your business, some ideas for getting your first clients, and suggestions about how to interact with new and potential clients.
Your Instructor
Dr. Hitt Nichols is a long-time medical writer. Her mission is to help people with a scientific or medical background and writing ability to create a life they love working remotely in the lucrative field of medical communications, just like she did after finishing her PhD 20 years ago. To date, Emma has helped hundreds of people set up their own freelance medical writing and/or editing businesses. She is also founder of Nascent Medical, LLC, a company that delivers high-quality medical writing and editing services to the healthcare industry. Although there's no guarantee, she likes nothing better than to give the talented graduates of her writing and editing courses their first medical writing projects to help them get started.
Emma has a doctoral degree from the Nutrition and Health Sciences Program at Emory University and an MS in professional communication.
- Read her book on freelance medical writing.
- Listen to the Medical Writers Speak podcast.
- Sign up to the HittList, a free weekly email listing staff and freelance medical writing jobs.
Course Curriculum
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StartA Walk Through the AMA Manual of Style (11:17)
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StartLearning the Manual and a Challenge (3:18)
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StartP Values and Confidence Intervals (10:10)
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StartHyphens & Dashes (7:33)
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StartThe Correct Way to Write a Drug Name (4:57)
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StartCapitalization of Titles & Headings (7:20)
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StartInclusive Language (9:46)
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StartAcademic Degrees and Honors (1:54)
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StartUnits of Measure (3:24)
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StartNumerals (1:52)
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StartAMA Style References (3:57)
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StartTables and Figures (4:42)
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StartModule 3 Quiz
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StartCourse Calls (81:38)