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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…