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Getting started as a health writer

Everything you need to know about getting published as a health writer.

entry-level medical writer job

LAST UPDATED February 9, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED April 22, 2022 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How to find an entry-level medical writer job

Broaden your scope and search terms to find relevant entry-level medical writing jobs.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

results-driven language

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 5, 2021 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How do you help your clients achieve their goals? The power of results-driven language

Results-driven language focuses on the specific results you’ve achieved for your clients, not only the tasks you’ve accomplished.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

how to nail your next writing test in a job interview

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED August 31, 2020 | BY Carla Eisenstein

How to nail your next writing test in a job interview

Health writing job interviews often include writing tests. Is that okay – and, if so, how can you conquer the test?

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career, Health communication research, How to be a more confident writer

how to write a winning pitch

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED August 31, 2020 | BY Marwa Saleh

How to write a winning article pitch

Have an idea for an article but not sure how to pitch it? Here’s how to write an article pitch that gets noticed.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

successful pitch main image

LAST UPDATED July 29, 2021 | FIRST PUBLISHED June 9, 2020 | BY Marwa Saleh

My first successful pitch: A beginner writer’s story

Marwa Saleh published her first article, about COVID-19 and burnout, in a Harvard Medical School blog called Lean Forward. Here’s how that happened.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career, Health writing, Writing about COVID-19

Health writing opportunities in a-COVID-19 world

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED April 15, 2020 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Health writing opportunities in a COVID-19 world

Ready to finally hear some good news? Health writing is a stable career pathway that will survive and potentially thrive during and after this pandemic.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career, Writing about COVID-19

tips for esl medical writers

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED February 25, 2020 | BY Diana Ribeiro

Tips for ESL medical writers

How does being an ESL medical writer impact your chances of finding work? Read our top writing tips for non-native speakers by guest author (and ESL medical writer) Diana Ribeiro.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Health writing

first freelance writing job

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED March 4, 2019 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How to find your first freelance health writing job

Wondering how to find your first freelance writing job? Hear from 10 experts in the field, and get inspiration for your freelance journey.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career, How to be a more confident writer

Can I take on new projects if I don't have experience

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 4, 2017 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How to get freelance work without writing experience

How do you get experience if everyone wants someone with experience?

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career, How to be a more confident writer

get health writing experience

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED June 3, 2016 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How to get health writing experience

If you don’t have much – or any – health writing experience, it’s hard to know where to begin. In this post, you’ll learn strategies for building your experience.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

Uploaded ToGetting started: a medical student writer shares his top tips

LAST UPDATED March 21, 2021 | FIRST PUBLISHED May 5, 2016 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Getting started: a medical student writer shares his top tips

As the next generation of doctors enters the field in our social media era, there’s never been a more challenging and exciting time to be a health professional.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

5 steps to help you get your first health article published

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED February 18, 2016 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Get your first article published with these 5 tips

Do you have an idea for a health article but don’t know how to take the next step? Are you looking for ways to share your passion for health with others?

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

How to build your health writing portfolio

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED December 2, 2015 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How to build your health writing portfolio

An up-to-date portfolio of relevant health writing work is an essential component of your health writing toolkit.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

Gathering requirements before you start writing

LAST UPDATED March 21, 2021 | FIRST PUBLISHED November 3, 2015 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Gathering requirements before you start writing

Before you start working on any writing project – whether it’s an article, a blog post, an eDetailer or an entire eBook – you’ll need to spend time defining the requirements as well as the scope of work.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

Moving from health professional to medical writer

LAST UPDATED June 16, 2021 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 27, 2015 | BY Dr Jocelyn Lowinger

Transitioning from physician to medical writer

Transitioning to a new career also takes courage, persistence and a willingness to see the world in a very different way. It’s a personal development process I call coaching your inner writer.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career, How to be a more confident writer

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