Meet an LGBTQ+ Editor: Stephanie Leveene Name: Stephanie Leveene

"You don't need a medical degree or scientific background to become a medical editor—just enthusiasm for the field and a willingness to learn." —Stephanie Leveene

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Physicians Are Not Providers: The Ethical Significance of Names in Health Care: A Policy Paper From the American College of Physicians | Annals of Internal Medicine More than 25 years ago, Pellegrino and Relman noted the increasing commercialization of the learned professions, anticipating what many physicians are increasingly experiencing today: an impairment…

provider =/= physician

"Language in health care has ethical and practical implications. Physicians should be referred to as physicians, not providers."

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Clinical Trials Transparency & Plain Language Summary Writing Explore the global landscape of clinical trial transparency and lay summary writing, its compliance requirements, and emerging career opportunities in this rapidly growing field.

Free #UChicago event: Clinical Trials Transparency & #PlainLanguage Summary Writing!

Explore the landscape of clinical trial transparency and lay summary writing, its compliance requirements, and career opportunities in this field.

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Join us tonight for an exclusive live Q&A event with award-winning editor Barbara Gastel, author of the new book "Medical Editing: A Guide to Learning the Craft and Building Your Career"!

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Medical Editing: A Guide to Learning the Craft and Building Your Career A Conversation with the Author Barbara Gastel

Curious about #MedicalEditing? Check out UChicago’s FREE live Q&A “Medical Editing: A Guide to Learning the Craft and Building Your Career” with author Barbara Gastel on Nov. 13:

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Join us next month for an exclusive live Q&A event with award-winning editor Barbara Gastel, author of the new book "Medical Editing: A Guide to Learning the Craft and Building Your Career".

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One finding: “Most notably, the use of noun chunks has increased greatly since the 1950s.”

Revising to eliminate “noun chunks” (3 or more nouns in a row) is one of the most common edits I make in journal manuscripts.

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Writing an author query advising when to use em dashes—or not—and when to consider sticking with commas.

In other words, in my happy place.

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And I’ve been an #editor since 1987 — staff member for #publishers — and then switched to full-time #freelance #MedicalEditing in 1995.

Refining Your Brand: Stay Relevant as Your Career Evolves As a seasoned medical writer, you’ve already built a reputation. But is it still aligned with the kind of work you want now? Your brand evolves just like your expertise—and sometimes it needs a tun…

In this final post of a 3-part series on personal branding, @jkbyram.bsky.social explores how mid- and late-career writers can refine their brand to stay relevant:

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What Samples Should You include in Your Medical Writing and Editing Portfolio? Building a compelling medical writing or editing portfolio is essential for showcasing your expertise and attracting potential clients or employers. Including a diverse range of writing samples dem…

In our latest Insights, we highlight the three must-have writing samples that can help elevate your medical writing and editing portfolio to impress employers and clients. ⬇️

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The Importance of Setting Goals in Coaching for Medical Writers and Editors I wish I’d known sooner that coaching could save me a lot of time when I first got started in medical communication. While making the transition from academia, I ended up wasting some time applying…

Why is setting goals so important and how can coaching help medical writers and editors set those goals?

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That was hard as hell, so I #freelanced on the side. Low salaries in publishing was one of the reasons I moved to full-time #SelfEmployment & #MedicalEditing, where I can charge higher rates than for editing fiction & mainstream nonfiction. [3/3]

When you don’t settle for flawed methodology, or techniques for your research and experiments, why settle for flawed writing to present your innovation?
DM me to get that grant proposal, dissertation, or manuscript done!
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As a longtime #MedicalEditor, I'm happy to see the American Medical Writers Association finally offer this #certificate in #MedicalEditing: tinyurl.com/pj6xyeuh . Do be aware that a certificate program and #certification are not the same thing: editor-mom.blogspot.com/2016/05/a-ce...

I #AmEditing a #research paper on #spine #surgery. Vivaldi concertos are lifting my #MedicalEditing to an ever-higher plane.

I #AmEditing a #research paper on #spine #surgery. Vivaldi concertos are lifting my #MedicalEditing to an ever-higher plane.

If you're new to #MedicalEditing or #MedicalWriting, download a free PDF from the website of the American Medical Writers Association that lays out basic elements of medical #terminology. If you're already a seasoned pro, tell newbies about the PDF so they can download it: tinyurl.com/bdh2msrb .

If you're new to #MedicalEditing or #MedicalWriting, download a free PDF from @AmMedWriters' website that lays out basic elements of medical #terminology. If you're already a seasoned pro, tell newbies about the PDF so they can download it:...

MSU Careers Details - Editor II

#MedicalEditors: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine has a half-time #MedicalEditing #job listing here: careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job... . #AmEditing

MSU Careers Recent Jobs

#MedicalEditors: @MSU_Osteopathic has a half-time #MedicalEditing job listing here: https://careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job/516814/editor-ii .

EFA member Miesha Hegwood sitting at a table draped with the name and logo of the Editorial Freelancers Association. Brochures and candy and a clipboard are on the table.

Editorial Freelancers Association member Miesha Hegwood is at the EFA booth at the #AMWA2023 American Medical Writers Association conference in Baltimore.

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One of my newest #Author-#Clients, this one a senior lecturer in Israel in human anatomy and physical anthropology, emailed to say that the #manuscript I #edited for him has been accepted for publication in the Spine Journal (#Elsevier)! 🎉 #MedicalEditing