AI-Enabled Evidence-Based Literature Searching for Medical Writers: Skills for Every Career Stage

Whether you're part of an organization or managing your own freelance business, project management has become a critical and highly valued skill. It plays a key role in enhancing productivity and the impact of your work as a medical writer.

This live webinar offers medical writers at all stages of their careers—from those new to the field to experienced professionals—an introduction to evidence-based literature searching as taught in the University of Chicago’s course MEDLINE and Beyond: Medical Research Databases.

Participants will learn how to translate clinical and scientific questions into structured, reproducible searches using MEDLINE/PubMed and related biomedical databases, while exploring responsible, standards-aligned use of AI-enabled tools. The session emphasizes critical appraisal of evidence and the role of high-quality literature searching in supporting CME activities, quality improvement initiatives, and accreditation requirements. Early-career medical writers will gain foundational skills and confidence in evidence retrieval, while mid- to senior-level writers will strengthen efficiency, documentation practices, and compliance in increasingly regulated environments. 

Attendees will leave with immediately applicable strategies and insight into how the full UChicago course builds deeper expertise through hands-on, practice-focused learning.

Webinar Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the core elements of a structured, reproducible literature search strategy using MEDLINE/PubMed to support evidence-based medical writing across career stages.
2. Identify responsible and effective uses of AI-enabled tools to enhance literature searching efficiency while maintaining ethical, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
3. Recognize key criteria for evaluating the quality and relevance of biomedical literature for use in CME, regulatory, and other medical writing deliverables.

About the course

MEDLINE and Beyond: Medical Research Databases

Mar 16–Apr 15, 2026

This course explores the various ways to craft a MEDLINE search, as well us other free data-rich sites posted by government agencies, professional societies, and other reliable sources. You will also learn how to evaluate the quality and authoritativeness of medical journals and healthcare websites.

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