Freelance Medical Writing as a Career Choice

Use Your Scientific or Medical Background to Earn a High Income Working From Home

Hi there! If you are in a scientific or medical career and are experiencing burnout or just want to spend more time at home with your family, this course may be for you!

What you’ll learn

  • Decide whether medical writing is an appropriate career choice to pursue.

Course Content

  • Introduction –> 2 lectures • 6min.
  • About Freelance Medical Writing –> 3 lectures • 11min.
  • Is Freelance Medical Writing Right for You? –> 4 lectures • 9min.
  • How to Get Started in Freelance Medical Writing –> 5 lectures • 13min.
  • Working as a Medical Writer –> 3 lectures • 9min.

Freelance Medical Writing as a Career Choice

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Hi there! If you are in a scientific or medical career and are experiencing burnout or just want to spend more time at home with your family, this course may be for you!
Medical writing is a career choice that few people have heard about, but for someone with a strong science background and writing ability, medical writing is a GREAT way to earn a substantial income working from the comfort of your own home.

In this course, I will introduce you to medical writing as a career choice.  I’ll discuss the following:

  • What medical writing is and what it is not
  • Types of clients you can expect
  • Genres of medical writing
  • The importance of a scientific background
  • The importance of writing ability
  • Necessary traits to succeed at freelance medical writing
  • The software and equipment you’ll need as well as how to promote yourself
  • How to transition from your day job and whether you should seek a staff job first or go straight into freelancing
  • The steps you need to take to get in to medical writing
  • What a day in the life of a medical writer is like
  • And last but not least, the type of income you can expect to earn
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