| Membership |
| Benefits of membership |
1. A way to keep informed with developments
and activities in the medical writing arena through the AMWA website and regular e-mail newsletters.
2. Opportunities for networking and contact with peers through the
annual conference and state-based events.
3. The AMWA Award is presented at the annual conference to a member
for a special project or educational purposes.
4. Job opportunities via the freelance list on the AMWA web site.
5. The Professional Development Program, designed specifically
for our members. |
| Who can join? |
| Membership is open to anyone interested in biomedical
communications, and there are two categories of membership: |
| Ordinary members |
| Ordinary members have voting rights and include
medical writers, journalists and editors working for general and
specialist media and not-for-profit organisations. |
| Affiliate members |
| Medical writers who work in public relations
or for commercial organisations promoting products and services
can apply for affiliate membership. This includes all the benefits
of membership except for voting rights. Affiliate rates also apply
to full-time students and people who are unemployed or on maternity
leave. |
| Forms |
| Join AMWA (PDF) |
| Be listed as a freelancer on the AMWA website (Word) |
If you are unsure into which category of membership
to apply for, contact
the secretary who will be happy to discuss this with you. |
