Keeping Your Vital Data Safe: Cybersecurity for Medical Writers

So much of our lives is connected online these days, and freelance medical communicators are using tools that allow collaboration with colleagues around the world. 

This level of connectivity requires attention to cybersecurity to make sure data and key information are accessed only by people who are authorized to see them.  As a medical communicator, what can you do to protect yourself, your personal data, and your clients’ critical information from cyberattacks?

Resources for Writing for a Global Audience

We live in an increasingly globalized world, and the field of medical communication is no exception. In fact, most medical writers and editors are creating materials for a global scientific audience.

A number of helpful resources, online and in print, exist to help people write clear, translatable prose for global audiences.

Each One Teach One: The Value of Medical Writer Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are an age-old institution used to guide people in their careers and help them develop the skills they need to succeed. AMWA has an ongoing interest in exploring the value of apprenticeships and similar training programs, including hosting the Fourth Annual Medical Writing Executives Forum, which took place during the 2022 AMWA Medical Writing & Communication Conference. 

Careers in medical communication require a number of basic qualifications and skills, which can be enhanced by participating in a medical writer apprenticeship.

Should Freelancers Take On Long-Term Contracts for Medical Writing and Editing?

Freelance medical writers typically work on projects for varying amounts of time, depending on the project parameters. However, on occasion, clients may want a freelancer to commit to being available to them for a set period of time rather than for a specific project. What is a long-term contract, and what should you do when a client offers you one? Let’s start at the beginning.

Brave New World: Authorship and AI in Medical Writing

There’s plenty of reason for concern about the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in almost every aspect of our culture and economy. In medical communication, concerns about the increased use of AI intersect with issues on authorship.

The Past, Present, and Future of Medical Misinformation

Fake political news has dominated the headlines over the past few years, but the proliferation of science denial and misinformation about health and medicine has also caused widespread concern.