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STARTING OUT IN MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Medical communications provides consultancy services to the pharmaceutical industry to help raise awareness of medicines via education and promotion. Read on if you want to know more about a career in medical communications.
More information will be added to these pages over the coming weeks. Meanwhile if you have any questions at all, anytime, please do contact Peter Llewellyn
Careers guides | Upcoming events | Previous events
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Careers guide now available.
From academic to medical writer: A guide to getting started in medical communications, written by Dr Annick Moon, Published by NetworkPharma, March 2009.
[DOWNLOAD HERE - PDF FORMAT 3.0MB]
This guide focuses primarily on the role of the Medical Writer in medical communications agencies. The Medical Writer’s role is to use science and
language to deliver education and communication programmes for the pharmaceutical industry, while working to the highest ethical standards and
adhering to industry regulations and guidelines. The aim of this guide is to give the industry information you need to decide if you
are suited to the role of Medical Writer, and to provide the insider knowledge you need to excel at interview.
[DOWNLOAD HERE - PDF FORMAT 3.0MB]
Note if you have difficulties reading this PDF file it's most likely you need an updated Acrobat Reader from http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader.
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UPCOMING EVENTS... UPCOMING EVENTS...
We have been running occasional careers events, either open days or small intensive workshops, as opportunities arise. We hope to run more in the future so do stay in touch.
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CAREERS INSIGHT WORKSHOP, OXFORD
24-25 May 2010, Oxford University
This will be our third annual 2-day workshop and it will follow the successful format we have already established. Attendees get to hear from a strong faculty of experienced MedComms Specialists and spend quality time with staff from several leading MedComms agencies.
[FULL DETAILS].
To get involved contact Peter Llewellyn
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PREVIOUS EVENTS... PREVIOUS EVENTS...
Below are links to reports of previous careers events some of which include copies of the presentations to download.
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11 January 2010 - Medical Writing Careers Session, Oxford University
[Post-event report here.]
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11-12 May 2009 - Careers Insight Workshop, Oxford University - Medical Writing in MedComms
[Post-event report here.]
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12 January 2009 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Oxford University Post-Docs
[Post-event report here.]
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1 July 2008 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Oxford University Post-Docs
[Post-event report here.]
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17-18 April 2008 - Careers Insight Workshop, Oxford University - Medical Writing in MedComms
[Post-event report here.]
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18 December 2007 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Manchester University Post-Docs
[Post-event report here.]
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11 July 2007 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Oxford University Post-Docs
[Post-event report here.]
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WHAT ELSE?
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Be well informed...
If you would like to be alerted about new information and events aimed at people interested in a career in Medical Communications (MedComms) in the UK, please sign up here.
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UBC-Envision are currently looking for trainee medical writers in Horsham and Hammersmith - see details here. (Posted 2 February 2010)
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Alpha-Plus in High Wycombe are currently looking for a trainee medical writer - see details here. (Posted 15 January 2010)
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Caudex Medical in Oxford are currently looking for a trainee medical writer - see details here. (Posted 15 January 2010)
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Other MedComms companies featured in the 2009 careers guide, From academic to medical writer: A guide to getting started in medical communications:
Adelphi
Caudex Medical
Choice Pharma
Complete Medical Group
Darwin Grey
KnowledgePoint360
Oxford PharmaGenesis
ScopeMedical
UBC Envision Group
Watermeadow
Wolters Kluwer Health
Recruitment companies featured in the publication, From academic to medical writer: A guide to getting started in medical communications:
Carys Mills
NonStop Pharma
Paramount
Zenopa
[DOWNLOAD CAREERS GUIDE HERE - PDF FORMAT 3.0MB]
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