Over a year ago, I wrote my first blog post on my 10 top tips as a Medical Writer Intern. Looking back, it’s interesting to note that many of those tips still hold true now and are a good reminder of how far I have come as a writer (progressing from Intern to Junior Medical…
The Internal Thoughts of a Medical Writer Vol. 4: 365 Days Later
Having a week off as I approached my one-year anniversary of working at Bham Pharma Ltd. provided me with the opportunity to reflect on my progression and what I have learnt so far. Although I have only been in the industry a year, it already feels a lot longer having progressed from an Intern to a…
10 Top Tips from a Medical Writing Intern
As I start my 7th week with Bham Pharma as a medical writing intern, I thought I would sit down and compile a list of top tips for starting out in medical writing. With no previous work experience within this sector, I was applying to medical writing positions from the outside looking in and found…
The Internal Thoughts of an (Almost) Medical Writer Vol. 2: 45 days and 13 projects later
Just like that, I am two-thirds of the way through my internship. It hardly seems like 2 minutes ago that I was sitting down to write my first blog. Yet, here I am again, 1 month older and ever so slightly wiser. I decided on the topic of this blog after flicking through my planner…
The Internal Thoughts of an (Almost) Medical Writer
Last Friday marked the end of my first month as a medical writing intern and 5 weeks since I reached out to Bilal Bham at Bham Pharma asking for some experience in the industry. In September, when I blanket sent out my CV asking for an internship, I did not expect to be sat here…
Effective Training Programmes For Medical Writers
To Teach Or Not To Teach? For entry medical writers, and those with less than 12 months experience, the journey to becoming a competent medical writer can be a straightforward upward learning curve or peaks and troughs of learning and confidence. Some companies, be they drug or device manufacturers or service companies such as contract…
Hiring The Right Writers for Medical Writing
Skills v Personality Medical writing is as much an art as it is a science. If you are looking to hire new medical writers, then whether you are looking for regulatory or medical communications writers, you will almost certainly be looking for a successful academic science background, an analytical mind, a keen eye for detail,…