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Write Clinic - Medical Writing
Приєднався 31 жов 2022
Become a medical writer and work from anywhere!
Home of the Medical Writing Uncut podcast - we share the voice of medical writers from all over the world for insights about the world of medical writing.
Learn about medical writing at writeclinic.com
Connect with Virginia Chachati on LinkedIn :)
Home of the Medical Writing Uncut podcast - we share the voice of medical writers from all over the world for insights about the world of medical writing.
Learn about medical writing at writeclinic.com
Connect with Virginia Chachati on LinkedIn :)
5 steps to get into medical writing in 2025
Find all the medical writing courses here: writeclinic.thinkific.com/collections
Virginia Chachati discusses her journey into medical writing, emphasizing the importance of building a portfolio, leveraging LinkedIn, and continuously learning new skills. She outlines five essential steps for aspiring medical writers, including the necessity of writing samples, active engagement on LinkedIn, and preparation for interviews. She also shares insights on client acquisition and the realities of the medical writing profession.
Takeaways
- Medical writing requires a strong portfolio of writing samples.
- LinkedIn is a crucial platform for networking and job searching.
- Continuous learning and skill development are essential in medical writing.
- Finding clients can be challenging but is manageable with persistence.
- Interviews often include specific questions about writing processes and experiences.
- Medical writing can provide a comfortable living if managed wisely.
- Engaging with communities and groups can lead to job opportunities.
- Volunteering for charities can help build a portfolio.
- AI is not a threat to medical writers, but diversifying skills is important.
- Networking and building relationships are key to finding work in medical writing.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Medical Writing
08:39 Five Steps to Get into Medical Writing
22:48 Leveraging LinkedIn for Medical Writing
27:05 Finding Clients and Job Opportunities
28:33 Crafting a Compelling Portfolio
33:10 Mastering Interviews and Writing Tests
45:45 Five Steps to Succeed in Medical Writing
48:28 Engaging with the Audience: Q&A Session
Learn about medical writing and get feedback on your writing, LinkedIn, CV, and medical writing portfolio, and website, from Virginia Chachati at Write Clinic here: writeclinic.thinkific.com/collections
Connect with Virginia Chachati on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/virginiachachati/
Read Medical Writer Magazine: medicalwritermagazine.com/
#MedicalWriting #MedicalWriter
Virginia Chachati discusses her journey into medical writing, emphasizing the importance of building a portfolio, leveraging LinkedIn, and continuously learning new skills. She outlines five essential steps for aspiring medical writers, including the necessity of writing samples, active engagement on LinkedIn, and preparation for interviews. She also shares insights on client acquisition and the realities of the medical writing profession.
Takeaways
- Medical writing requires a strong portfolio of writing samples.
- LinkedIn is a crucial platform for networking and job searching.
- Continuous learning and skill development are essential in medical writing.
- Finding clients can be challenging but is manageable with persistence.
- Interviews often include specific questions about writing processes and experiences.
- Medical writing can provide a comfortable living if managed wisely.
- Engaging with communities and groups can lead to job opportunities.
- Volunteering for charities can help build a portfolio.
- AI is not a threat to medical writers, but diversifying skills is important.
- Networking and building relationships are key to finding work in medical writing.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Medical Writing
08:39 Five Steps to Get into Medical Writing
22:48 Leveraging LinkedIn for Medical Writing
27:05 Finding Clients and Job Opportunities
28:33 Crafting a Compelling Portfolio
33:10 Mastering Interviews and Writing Tests
45:45 Five Steps to Succeed in Medical Writing
48:28 Engaging with the Audience: Q&A Session
Learn about medical writing and get feedback on your writing, LinkedIn, CV, and medical writing portfolio, and website, from Virginia Chachati at Write Clinic here: writeclinic.thinkific.com/collections
Connect with Virginia Chachati on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/virginiachachati/
Read Medical Writer Magazine: medicalwritermagazine.com/
#MedicalWriting #MedicalWriter
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Learn about medical writing and get feedback on your writing, LinkedIn, CV, and medical writing portfolio, and website, from Virginia Chachati at Write Clinic here: writeclinic.thinkific.com/bundles/fundamentals-of-medical-writing-standard-course Connect with Virginia Chachati on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/virginiachachati/ Read Medical Writer Magazine: medicalwritermagazine.com/ #MedicalWri...
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Learn about medical writing and get feedback on your writing, LinkedIn, CV, and medical writing portfolio, and website, from Virginia Chachati at Write Clinic here: writeclinic.thinkific.com/bundles/fundamentals-of-medical-writing-standard-course Connect with Virginia Chachati on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/virginiachachati/ Read Medical Writer Magazine: medicalwritermagazine.com/ #MedicalWri...
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Learn about medical writing and get feedback on your writing, LinkedIn, CV, and medical writing portfolio, and website, from Virginia Chachati at Write Clinic here: writeclinic.thinkific.com/bundles/fundamentals-of-medical-writing-standard-course Connect with Virginia Chachati on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/virginiachachati/ Read Medical Writer Magazine: medicalwritermagazine.com/ #MedicalWri...
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Medical writers: Network with 11000 members on LinkedIn!
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Beginner medical writer: 5 LinkedIn top tips
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LinkedIn for medical writers course which includes LinkedIn profile page check: writeclinic.thinkific.com/courses/How-to-create-a-LinkedIn-profile-to-attract-recruiters-and-clients LinkedIn group with 10,800 members: www.linkedin.com/groups/9110350/ Virginia Chachati shares valuable insights on how beginner medical writers can effectively leverage LinkedIn to enhance their careers. She discusse...
Regulatory medical writers: Difference between freelancer and employee
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Check out "Regulatory medical writing for beginners" with 10 videos here: writeclinic.thinkific.com/courses/regulatory-medical-writing-for-beginners Virginia explores the differences between freelancing and employment in regulatory medical writing, highlighting the necessary skills, project durations, client relationships, and the importance of confidentiality and contracts in this field. Takea...
FREE Medical Writer Magazine - Careers and skills magazine for medical writers
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Read for free here: flipbooks.medicalwritermagazine.com/Medical-Writer-Magazine-Issue-1-December-2024.html Medical Writer Magazine - Issue 1 - December 2024 is out now :) Learn about medical writing and get feedback on your writing, LinkedIn, CV, and medical writing portfolio, and website, from Virginia Chachati at Write Clinic here: writeclinic.thinkific.com/bundles/fundamentals-of-medical-wri...
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Very helpful. Thank you.
Thank you so much ❤️🙏😊 have a lovely weekend xx
I head IT for a tertiary care hospital in India. Done this for 7 years. Do you think I have a chance at Medical Writing? Exploring my options as a next career move.
Great question. 7 years is a long time getting familiar with tertiary care documents, so there is potential there. I would say it might take some effort learning skills, but it's possible for you to work your way up to being a medical writer with the right training.
Very clearly explained! Excellent!
Thank you ❤️☺️
Your content is amazing keep up ❤
Thank you so much for your support and for watching :)
Is it possible to be an associate writer either full time or part time and be remote or do you have to be on-site?
Great question :) I made a video for you to answer your question: ua-cam.com/video/gp7bzcnI75g/v-deo.html
Im thinking to write some content in my facebook . I dont know about topic or what to write😢😢😢😢 I need some guideline I feel shy if people judge me as a bad writter
I completely understand how you feel - I made a video for you to answer your question here: ua-cam.com/video/OcdApripSQ8/v-deo.html
I recently did a certificate course on medical writing. I am searching for jobs based on medical Writing. Please recommend websites
Great question- I recommend LinkedIn jobs 🙌 and going to company pages on LinkedIn and sending them a page. You can also go to company websites and use their contact form
Check out this video on how to find clients: ua-cam.com/video/o9doEI1fCZM/v-deo.html
Can you recommend some online courses for beginner medical writer to professional writer?
Great question! Just to clarify, do you mean a beginner course? Or do you mean a course that takes a beginner to the next step (more advanced course)?
@writeclinic yeahh exactly..
@writeclinic beginner to advanced
@ I don't know of an advanced course for beginner medical writers. At the moment I've only got the Fundamentals of Medical Writing course which I am updating :)
Thank you ❤
Thank you ❤️🙏
Thank you so much this was so informative and you also sound very genuine. I like that.
Thank you so much that is super kind ☺️❤️
Thank you
Thank you for watching ☺️
Can people without any idea of medical terminology or medicine be medical writers, cause am interested in this and would like to pursue this, your advice and help will be greatly appreciated
Great question- it is technically possible, but it would be more of a challenge, however I would encourage you to give it your best try 🙌❤️☺️
@ thank you
@ChinecheremDavid-js7nj Happy to help :)
Thanks for the information.
Thank you for watching and for your kind comment :)
Hello 👋🏻
Hello 👋 thanks for watching 😊
Hey, I'm a 3rd year medical student and i want to get into medical writing as a side source of income so i could atleast afford my own expenses for now, and so I'm really broke to join any paid courses. It would be great if you could kindly help me out how should i go about it
Hey, check out our free playlist Medical Wiritng 101 😊 good luck with your studies 🙌 ua-cam.com/play/PL6cxYmS1697eYt0uB2gm2dHYHVSsDjKuG.html&si=nOACYWPrkwrI5FjD
Can you please give details about medical content writing course?
You can take a look at courses here writeclinic.thinkific.com/collections/courses
Can you please share details?
What details are you looking for 😊
I am a m. Sc nurse.. Can i do mefical content writing?
Yes 🙌
How?
@@Happyfield-1 check out our free playlist with top tips here: ua-cam.com/play/PL6cxYmS1697eYt0uB2gm2dHYHVSsDjKuG.html
I am from Bangladesh.I am a MBBS doctor.I want to know more about medical writing.how is it possible?
Check out our Medical writing 101 playlist with top tips here: ua-cam.com/play/PL6cxYmS1697eYt0uB2gm2dHYHVSsDjKuG.html&si=DIrJkKTLvNcWa464
Thanks for helpful video.
Thank you for watching ❤️❤️❤️
I'm a medical student not a graduate with degree. Am I eligible for it ?
Great question - yes you can get into medical writing as a medical student.
Thank you ma’am🙏 I am a newbie copywriter with a background in Physiology, and I want to venture into medical copywriting. I hope to learn a lot from your videos☺️
Thank you so much for your kind comment :) Thank you for watching too :)
Hi Virgnia, perhaps you can share tips on how to leverage our Linkedin or even Twitter accounts to enhance a beginner's medical writing journey such as myself, thanks
Great idea 💡 I don't use Twitter, but I have plenty of LinkedIn tips I can share in a video ☺️ thank you for your comment and thanks for watching ❤️
Thanks Virgnia ❤ It’s good information. We hop, one day you share how do you do your job on long videos ?
@@bilalaqeel4229 Great idea! I will add that to my long videos to create :)
@@writeclinic Thank you 🥰 We’re waiting
Thanks for sharing this beautiful story, Virginia
Thank you so much 💓 happy holidays to you ☺️🙏
Why can't I see the comment I have written?
It's probably because you wrote the comment as a reply on another comment, I responded to it there :)
This was the comment you wrote: Hi. Really nice and informative staff. Thank you so so much. I'm a medical doctor for 14 years in my home country and wanted to be a medical writer. Earned a masters in public health in the UK. But I want to write to you personally as surprisingly and unfortunately I am really desperate now. I think you are the turning point of my fate. Thank you so much. Could you kindly let me know how to write you personaly. and I responded that you can email me at writeclinic@hotmail.com
I want to start my career as a medical writer, please let me know any websites, remote job options
Hey, I recommend UpWork and LinkedIn :)
Lately I see carousels on LinkedIn that don't take the full margins of the page, so you can see it's multiple pages. Instead of one giant slide with the arrow buttons on each side. How can one create a carousel to appear like that?
It might be an advert carousel - they look different and have round corners. Or it might be a collection of images rather than a PDF. Can you link an example here so i can take a look and make a video to help?
@@writeclinic how you're describing the advert carousel sounds like what I am referring to. Does Canva have a template for that?
@@writeclinic I believe UA-cam is blocking my links
@@alienhippie12 oh I see, could you email me then? writeclinic@hotmail.com
@@alienhippie12 It would be the same template on Canva :) the only difference is how LinkedIn displays it, so people can tell it is an advert and not a "regular" post
Great to listen to such an interesting story!! Is it the correct time to introduce ourself to upwork as a medical writer? Just wanted to know the current situation.
Thank you so much for listening :) Yes you can get started as a medical writer on UpWork now - the sooner you start, the sooner you build your profile. Generally, I would go to UpWork to find your first client for a small job and get a testimonial. However, it's more important and more worthwhile in my opinion to establish yourself on LinkedIn.
Hi. Really nice and informative staff. Thank you so so much. I'm a medical doctor for 14 years in my home country and wanted to be a medical writer. Earned a masters in public health in the UK. But I want to write to you personally as surprisingly and unfortunately I am really desperate now. I think you are the turning point of my fate. Thank you so much. Could you kindly let me know how to write you personaly.
@Sigmaupeajith7 hey, thank you for your kind words. Yes sure email me at writeclinic@hotmail.com
Thank you very much for sharing. I’m a final year medical school in Nigeria trying to get into medical writing. I’ve watched a lot of your videos and I’m doing a course on science writing in coursera and then I’ll start to build my portfolio.
Thank you so much for watching. I hope your final year of medical school goes well! The Coursera science writing course will give you a good foundation, it's a great place to start. Good luck with your portfolio too :)
That's amazing! Well done😊
Thank you so much 💓 🙏
Can i use AI for medical writing? Wont that be cheating?
Generally, I do not recommend using AI for medical writing 100% = you can use it to plan a structure for your writing (such as find keywords, or suggest headings or a title) , any maybe find credible information sources (use it for research), but I would not depend on it writing the actual content or even summarising health information. If everyone is using AI to write, you're just going to sound the same as everyone else. So to stand out, you should always rewrite everything, and always fact check to make sure the information is accurate - this is health information a person will use at the end of the day, so it is super important it is accurate. AI is not good at nuance (especially health topics), so a medical professional or expert in the relevant field will need to check the work after you write it.
@@writeclinic sure thanks
i would be interested in freelance Med writing for sure...
Awesome, what type of medical writing are you interested as a freelancer? Regulatory writing or medical copywriting?
hello im a medical professional from kenya, is there anyway one can get one on one mentorship or guidance?
Hey, thank you for your question. Unfortunately I do not offer coaching or mentorship. I do offer consultations where we have 30minutes together to talk about anything you are stuck with. And I offer courses where I give you personalised feedback. You can find them at writeclinic.com
From kenya too,looking into it too
@@valentinewambui9520 awesome! Check out our playlist with top tips here: ua-cam.com/play/PL6cxYmS1697eYt0uB2gm2dHYHVSsDjKuG.html
Kindly introduce any medical writer who has started his /her path of writing online and is still working online.
ME! I started 100% online in 2020, and I am still working completely remotely online :) I will make a video about it.
@@writeclinic thank you
Does medical writer have good scope in future ? Can a medical writer earn good amount of money with increasing experience?
Yes, being a medical writer gives you a good salary as you gain more experience and build your skills. Medical writers will always be needed in future - there is always new health information and research coming out, so writers will help distribute that to different audiences like doctors, patients, researchers, sales people etc. and also update old health information too!
@writeclinic thank you for the information ♥️
Like the medical writing field won't be affected by AI ? because that's a big concern as well
@@54aishwaryasalunkhe54 Great question - I think all industries will be affected by AI, and we are still figuring out the best way to use AI. AI has many forms, but still requires data and human input, so it is not true artificial intelligence. AI is not creative or empathetic or and does not produce new ideas. I believe AI will lead to new roles that medical writers can take on - for example, building an AI for a company, editing AI generated content (I'm not a fan of this!) and learning how to input data so the output respects cultural sensitivities, avoids gender bias, does not hallucinate, etc. I think this would be a good video for me to record next. Thank you for your thoughtful comment :)
@writeclinic my pleasure 😄 and thank you for informing
Your channel is a blessing, such great content
Wow thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate you taking the time to write this comment, and thank you for watching :)
The cost of the course is too high for us as low income countries. I hope you make like one to 3 scholarships 😅cause honestly your content is super helpful and really really amazing
This is a great idea! Thank you so much - I will prepare a plan for a few scholarships next year :) I really appreciate your kind words and thank you for watching :)
What's the name of the website that she searched for internships again?
She mentioned LinkedIn, but not sure about the other website - feel free to send her a message on LinkedIn she is very nice :)
I m a biotechnology student can i become a medical writer i want to start
Yes you can :) You can get started here: writeclinic.thinkific.com/bundles/fundamentals-of-medical-writing-standard-course
Sarah is a star
Nice content! I just to the channel and I also connected with you in LinkedIn! The content is going to be very helpful for me, thanks!
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks 🙏
You’re welcome 😊 thank you for watching!
The video is insightful 🎉
thank you for watching :)
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thank you :)