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| Resources for medical writers |
 How to become a medical writer |
| Brian C Shanley. Who wants to be a medical writer? PDF |
| First published in WQ magazine |
| http://www.qwc.asn.au/Resources/Publications/WQMagazine.aspx), May 2009. www.qwc.asn.au. |
| Courses |
In Australia, professional writing courses for medical writers range from technical writing
and editing, to media and journalism, and more specialised health-related training such as the
professional development program conducted by AMWA. |
General journalism and media communication courses are offered at the undergraduate
level at many universities. Most specialist health and science writing courses are offered at
postgraduate level. Several courses are offered as short professional development programs.
Many of the Australian universities listed offer courses in distance or off-campus mode and
courses are available for full-time or part-time study. |
| Course details PDF |
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| The AMWA bookshelf |
| Dictionaries |
Macquarie Dictionary Fourth Edition. Delbridge A, Bernard JRL, Blair D, Butler S, Peters P, Yallop C (editors). Sydney: Macquarie Library, 2005.
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 31st edition. Elsevier, 2007.
Stedman's Medical Dictionary. 27th edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002.
Black's Medical Dictionary (39th edition). Macpherson G. London, Madison Books, 1995. |
| Codes and guidelines |
Code of Conduct Edition 15. Sydney, Medicines Australia, 2006.
Therapeutic Guidelines series. Available at http://www.tg.com.au/ |
| Online databases |
| Harrisons On-line (Harrison's Harrison's Principles of
Internal Medicine, 17th edition. Available at http://www.accessmedicine.com/resourceTOC.aspx?resourceID=4 |
| Style and grammar |
Cambridge Guide to Australian English Usage, 2nd edition. Peters P. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers, 7th edition, Reston, VA, Council of Science Editors with Rockefeller University Press, 2006.
AMA Manual of Style, 10th edition, Oxford University Press, 2007.
Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers, 6th edition. Wiley Australia, 2002.
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1993. Available online at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
ACS Style Guide: a Manual for Authors and Editors, 3rd edition. Coghill AM, Garson LR (editors). American Chemical Society, 2006. |
| Medical writing |
How to Write Fast (While Writing Well). Fryxell D. Writers' Digest Books, 1992.
Medical Journalism: the Writer's Guide. Albert T. Oxford, Radcliffe Medical Press, 1992.
Health Writer's Handbook. Gastel B. Iowa State Press, 1997.
The A-Z of Medical Writing (a Personal and Biased Guide). Albert T. London, BMJ Books, 2000 |
| Writing for consumers |
Consumer communication references PDF
(from Fiona Landgren, Director, Communicating for Health and Project Health, speaker at the AMWA Melbourne event, December 2009)
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