Professional standards in medical writing – new endorsements

A core goal of AMWA is to promote professional integrity in the field of medical writing. To help medical writers maintain high professional standards, AMWA now endorses:

The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) Journalist Code of Ethics

View the Code of Ethics here: meaa.org/meaa-media/code-of-ethics

The Joint Position Statement of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP), the American Medical Writers Association, and the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) on the Role of Professional Medical Writers in the development of medical and scientific publications.

View the Joint Position Statement here^*: AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers_January 2017

Good Publication Practice for Communicating Company-Sponsored Medical Research: GPP3

View GPP3 here: http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2424869/good-publication-practice-communicating-company-sponsored-medical-research-gpp3

*Translations of the Statement are available in French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Spanish and Ukrainian: www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT! AMWA Early Career Award 2026

Congratulations to Nicole Vassileff, winner of the AMWA Early Career Award for 2026!

Nicole's submission, When the Eye Learns to Grow Back, made a significant impression on the judging panel:

"I learnt something about a topic I previously knew nothing about – the complex scientific information was presented in an accessible, informative and interesting way."

"I really enjoyed reading this piece from start to finish. It is clear that the writer has a talent for producing scientific writing that is both clear and engaging. I hope they continue to bring these skills to the field of medical and health communication—Australia needs more writers like them."