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).

Writer's Digest

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).
The post 10 Things Writers Should Know About Medical Editing appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/10-things-writers-should-know-about-medical-editing

#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #MedicalBooks #MedicalEditing

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).

Writer's Digest
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]
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
CrowdWisdom

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: 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.

#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

#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

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)! πŸŽ‰ #MedicalEditing #Bookstodon

Here’s a helpful new #medical #tool. The Complete Anatomy 2023 platform is the first of its kind to tackle the centuries-long absence of non-white bodies in #anatomy learning and features the most expansive set of #skin #tone selections ever available in global #health #education. #MedicalEditing #Bookstodon

http://spkl.io/60444bCSq

How skin conditions appear on different skin tones | Complete Anatomy

3D4Medical is an award-winning 3D technology company that specializes in medical, educational and health & fitness software for student/patient education and professional reference.

Complete Anatomy | advanced 3D anatomy platform