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10 Things Writers Should Know About Medical Editing

Barbara Gastel, author of Medical Editing, shares 10 things writers should know about medical editing (and writing).

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10 Things Writers Should Know About Medical Editing

Barbara Gastel, author of Medical Editing, shares 10 things writers should know about medical editing (and writing).
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10 Things Writers Should Know About Medical Editing

Barbara Gastel, author of Medical Editing, shares 10 things writers should know about medical editing (and writing).

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Show threadKatharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSDec 4, 2024
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]
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSMar 7, 2024
As a longtime #MedicalEditor, I'm happy to see the American Medical Writers Association finally offer this #certificate in #MedicalEditing: https://www.tinyurl.com/pj6xyeuh . Do be aware that a certificate program and #certification are not the same thing: http://editor-mom.blogspot.com/2016/05/a-certificate-program-and-certification.html
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Laurie Anne WaldenFeb 9, 2024

forego -> forgo

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#AmEditing #medical #MedicalEditing #copyediting

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSFeb 8, 2024
I #AmEditing a #research paper on #spine #surgery. Vivaldi concertos are lifting my #MedicalEditing to an ever-higher plane.
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSNov 30, 2023
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: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2msrb .
Medical Terminology: Quick Reference Guide for Medical Communicators Download

Master the basics of medical terminology with this quick reference guide for medical communicators.

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSNov 17, 2023
#MedicalEditors: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine has a half-time #MedicalEditing #job listing here: https://careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job/516814/editor-ii . #Bookstodon
MSU Careers Details - Editor II

Laurie Anne WaldenAug 21, 2023

Update from #AMAManual of Style: both parts of hyphenated compounds are now capitalized in titles (eg, "Effects of Short-Term Procrastination on Dr W's Editing Schedule").

This update simplifies the previous style, in which both parts of only SOME hyphenated compounds were capped in titles.

Much better explanation by Timothy Gray in AMA Style Insider blog:
https://amastyleinsider.com/2023/08/01/the-ama-garden-of-hyphens/

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The AMA Garden of Hyphens

Timothy Gray, PhD, JAMA Network If your professional life requires adherence to AMA style, you may have gotten lost in the weeds styling hyphenated compounds in titles. No capitalization after a hy…

AMA Style Insider
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSMay 5, 2023
#Editors, the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) is offering the following 45-minute course: Ten Characteristics of Effective Tables and Graphs; http://amwa.mycrowdwisdom.com/diweb/catalog/item/id/789840 . I'm thinking this course will be helpful to anyone who has to edit tables and graphs in the academic manuscripts that they edit. #MedicalEditing #training #Bookstodon
Ten Characteristics of Effective Tables and Graphs