MedComms Networking is an informal initiative, led by Peter Llewellyn of NetworkPharma, encourages networking and dialogue amongst individuals working in and around specialist medical education, medical communications and medical publishing businesses primarily based in the UK.
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STARTING OUT IN MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Medical communications (MedComms) agencies provide 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 in the UK. On this page you will find our free careers guide as well as videos from MedComms Specialists, a map and directory of all the UK offices of MedComms agencies, news of upcoming careers events and reports from previous events. To stay in touch and to be alerted about relevant events and news, simply sign up to our newbies email list If you have any questions at all, anytime, please contact Peter Llewellyn.
Elif Fincanci-Smith, Editorial Director at Darwin Healthcare
Communications, explains the nature of medical communications
(MedComms) and describes the typical roles of medical writers and
account managers within an agency.
Kay Chapman, a new Medical Writer at Darwin Healthcare
Communications, reflects on her first few months working in a
medical communications (MedComms) agency after leaving academia.
Ryan Woodrow, an independent freelance medical writer,
reflects on his experience in medical communications
(MedComms) and provides an overview of the role of
medical writer and some advice for prospective candidates.
Carys Mills, Recruitment Consultant, provides an
overview of the
role of the recruitment specialists and provides valuable advice for
anyone looking to start a career in medical communications (MedComms).
Diane Sutherland talks about working life at The Fishawack Group
of Medical Communications (MedComms) agencies, their
organisation and career opportunities.
Anna Palmer talks about
working life at Medical
Communications (MedComms) agency
Darwin Healthcare Communications,
the organisation and career opportunities.
Specialist Recruiter Carys Mills talks about the service provided by her
company, Carys Mills Recruitment, and how they can help candidates
and clients find each other in medical communications (MedComms).
We've asked a number of MedComms specialists to produce short videos, using their own style and words, to explain their work and to pass on tips to people looking to start a career in medical communications.
Nigel Eastmond is a freelance medical writer and consultant, trading as Eastmond Medicomm, and here he talks about his background and his day-to-day work in medical communications.
Recorded May 2011, Derbyshire, UK
Ken Sutor is an accomplished medical writer with 15 years of experience in healthcare communications and he started his own business, trading as Ascendancy Medical Writing, in 2010.
Recorded May 2011, Cheshire, UK
Google map showing offices of MedComms agencies around the UK and Ireland.
View UK and Ireland Map of MedComms Agencies in a larger map here which also includes a clickable listing of all the agencies on the map. So you can search the map by location or by agency name.
LUNCHTIME CAREERS EVENT - MANCHESTER
8 March 2012, Manchester University
Everyone is welcome at this, our second Manchester careers event, which we're delighted to be presenting in association with Vitae NW Hub. It is free to attend for everyone, though primarily intended for post-docs and PhD students from the biomedical sciences departments within Universities, to meet with a number of medical communications (MedComms) professionals for a highly engaging session which presents medical writing and account management in MedComms as attractive career options.
These events will be free of charge to attend. Please help spread the word. Everyone is welcome.
2-DAY CAREERS WORKSHOP - OXFORD
24-25 May 2012, Oxford University
Please are already well advanced for this unique annual event which we run with Oxford University. More information coming soon - meanwhile check out details of the last such event we ran, in Oxford in May 2011.
If you have any questions about the event meanwhile, please email Peter Llewellyn.
LUNCHTIME CAREERS EVENT - LONDON
13 July 2012, Institute of Education, London
Everyone is welcome at this, our third London careers event. It is free to attend for everyone, though primarily intended for post-docs and PhD students from the biomedical sciences departments within Universities, to meet with a number of medical communications (MedComms) professionals for a highly engaging session which presents medical writing and account management in MedComms as attractive career options.
These events will be free of charge to attend. Please help spread the word. Everyone is welcome.
If you sign up to our alert you will be informed immediately of any news of these events. Below you will find reviews of previous events and access to the slides.
PREVIOUS EVENTS... PREVIOUS EVENTS...
Below are links to reports of previous careers events some of which include copies of the presentations to download.
9 January 2012 - Medical Writing Careers Session, Oxford University
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.
MedComms companies featured in the updated 2011 careers guide, From academic to medical writer: A guide to getting started in medical communications:
Adelphi Apthecom ScopeMedical Amiculum Choice Pharma Complete Medical Group Darwin Healthcare Euro RSCG Life Medicom Facilitate Fishawack Group InScience Communications Insight Medical Writing KnowledgePoint360 Medicus International Nucleus Group Oxford PharmaGenesis PAREXEL MedCom Photosound Porterhouse Medical Prism UBC Envision Group Virgo Health Education Watermeadow
Recruitment companies featured in the updated 2011 careers guide, From academic to medical writer: A guide to getting started in medical communications:
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