This medical writer skill assessment will evaluate your skills and determine if they align with the industry standards for medical writers.
Your assessment results will help you demonstrate your skills to potential employers or clients and enhance your career prospects.
Not sure if you have the skills to be a professional medical writer?
Take the Medical Writer Skill Assessment to find out.
You don’t have much or any professional experience as a medical writer, but you’re somewhat confident in your writing skills. Still, you’re not sure if you’re good enough to get hired as a professional medical writer, and you need a confidence boost to take the leap and start your career. Sound familiar?
Medical writers are in high demand, and clients and employers want to hire candidates with high-quality skills. This Medical Writer Skill Assessment is the perfect way to prepare for your transition to freelance medical writing or next medical writing job interview.
Take the medical writer skill assessment to:
- Evaluate your skills for a career as a professional medical writer
- Identify areas where you may need to improve your skills to meet the necessary standards
- Receive professional recommendations and guidance for your next steps.
Through four assessments, the Medical Writer Skill Assessment evaluates:
- Your ability to write clear, concise and accurate medical content
- Your Plain English medical writing skills
- Your knowledge of essential grammar and punctuation rules
- Your understanding of medical writing best practices
Ready to assess your medical writing skills?
Find out if you have the necessary skills to work as a professional medical writer. You’ll also get access to our Facebook group of 1300+ students plus bonus health writing templates and webinars.
Who is the medical writer skill assessment for?
Our Medical Writer Skill Assessment is perfect for:
- Medical writers at any skill level seeking validation of their industry-standard capabilities
- Students pursuing a career in medical writing
- Professionals who are interested in transitioning to a career in medical writing
- Anyone who wants to improve their medical writing skills
What is a skill assessment?
A skill assessment is a way to measure a person’s ability to perform a specific skill. It compares the person’s performance to a pre-defined standard, and evaluates whether the person meets or exceeds the requirements.
Through this specialty medical writer skill assessment program, Michelle will check that your skills meet the standards needed to work as a professional medical writer. Based on your assessment results, Michelle will give you personal guidance and recommendations for the best course of action.
How is the medical writer skill assessment structured?
You’ll complete four comprehensive assessments to evaluate your skills and assess your eligibility for a career as a professional medical writer.
Part 1: Writing Assignment
- Complete one 800-word writing assignment
- Choose the assignment that best suits your skills and needs, eg health article, research summary, patient handout, copywriting exercise
- Receive an analysis of your writing skills and abilities compared to professional standards
Part 2: Grammar Quiz
- Complete a medical editing and grammar quiz
- Test your grammar and punctuation knowledge
- Get a summary and a score out of 30
Part 3: Best Practices Quiz
- Complete a quiz covering essential medical writing best practices
- Test your understanding of essential industry issues
- Get a summary and a score out of 30
Part 4: Plain English Quiz
- Complete a quiz on plain English medical writing rules
- Assess your plain English writing skills
- Get a summary and a score out of 30
Ready to assess your medical writing skills?
Find out if you have the necessary skills to work as a professional medical writer. You’ll also get access to our Facebook group of 1300+ students plus bonus health writing templates and webinars.
Join a supportive group of like-minded health writers
After you complete the Medical Writer Skill Assessment, you become a member of the Health Writer Hub Alumni – a smart, diverse and friendly community of 1200+ health writers from around the world. Alumni benefits include:
- Loyalty discounts – 30% off any other Health Writer Hub course
- Writing challenges – goals to keep you motivated and accountable
- Global networking – connect with health writers from around the world
- A supportive group of health writers – ask questions, and share advice
- Immediate access – join the group as soon as you sign up.
Bonus Content
Free templates, checklists, planners and 10+ hours of online learning.
- 14 Webinars – webinar topics include quoting for jobs, finding clients, CV writing, finding employed work, website essentials, subcontracting, marketing and more!
- Freelance Health Writer Business Planner (value $49) – map out your freelance career transition confidently with this detailed planner
- Health Writing Template Package (value $195) – save time and write better content faster with these handy templates
- 110 Websites That Accept Health Article Pitches Guide (value $49) – a comprehensive list of websites that accept article pitches and guest posts from health writers.
Ready to assess your medical writing skills?
Find out if you have the necessary skills to work as a professional medical writer. You'll also get access to our Facebook group of 1300+ students plus bonus health writing templates and webinars.
How does this assessment work?
Here's what you can expect.
4 comprehensive assessments
- Start the assessments as soon as you sign up
- Work through the assessments at your own pace
- Email your assessor if you have a question.
Personal assessment
- Receive your assessment within one week of submission
- Get personalised feedback and guidance
- Feel supported in your new career journey.
What are the benefits and opportunities after I complete the assessment?
After you complete the Medical Writer Skill Assessment, you will be able to:
- Identify your writing strengths and weaknesses
- Develop a personalised plan to improve your skills
- Increase your chances of finding medical writing work
- Demonstrate your skills to potential employers and clients
- Gain confidence in your writing abilities
- Get a realistic understanding of your skills
Ready to assess your medical writing skills?
Find out if you have the necessary skills to work as a professional medical writer. You'll also get access to our Facebook group of 1300+ students plus bonus health writing templates and webinars.
Your industry expert
Who I am, and why I want to help you succeed.
Hi there – I’m Michelle Guillemard, founder of Health Writer Hub (you can read more about me here).
When I launched Health Writer Hub in 2014, my aim was to create a best-practice resource to empower health writers to develop their skills, grow their careers and improve the quality of health content on the web.
Over the years, THIS is the question that keeps coming up among new health & medical writers: “My biggest writing struggle currently is to just get started properly and find the confidence to take a leap into the industry as I have no current formal writing experience.”
Many new writers without formal writing experience actually DO have the necessary skills to work as professional medical writers! But how do you prove it? With this skill assessment.
This skill assessment will give you the confidence you need to take the next step in your career, knowing that you have the skills and knowledge to apply for medical writing roles or launch a freelance business.
Why should you trust me to assess your skills?
You can trust me because I have:
- 15 years of experience working as a professional medical writer, both freelance and employed, for industry-leading brands and businesses (BMJ, Elsevier, NSW Health, Everyday Health to name a few) some of my projects have won awards, too
- 10 years of teaching medical writing courses and workshops to thousands of students worldwide, assessing hundreds of health writing assignments, including health articles, news articles, copywriting, patient handouts, research summaries, blogs and more
- CPD-certification on all my health writing courses, meaning they are independently accredited against global academic standards and comply with industry best practices
- 5 years of experience as President of the Australasian Medical Writers Association, running medical writing workshops and webinars.
This wealth of experience gives me the expertise to quickly and accurately assess your medical writing skills against industry standards.
Frequently asked questions
What you need to know.
Ready to assess your medical writing skills?
Find out if you have the necessary skills to work as a professional medical writer. You'll also get access to our Facebook group of 1300+ students plus bonus health writing templates and webinars.