Freelancing for Medical Writers and Editors
Listen in as a panel of medical writers and editors discuss how they got started in freelancing, and how they recruit clients and market themselves.
Date
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Location
Online
About the Event
Many medical writers and editors begin freelancing to gain experience, supplement their editing and writing work, or to establish a larger business network. Whatever your reason, it can be invaluable to hear from those who have been there before. Join a panel discussion featuring expert medical writers and editors as they explore topics such as: how they got started in freelancing, methods of recruiting clients, and how they market themselves and their services. This online event will provide helpful tips to students, alumni, and professionals who are interested in moving into freelancing in the medical writing and editing field.
Speaking at the event
DeLene Beeland, MS
Freelance Medical Writer | Editor, InsightMed Communications, LLC
DeLene Beeland is a freelance medical writer and editor who specializes in patient education and continuing medical education (CME) content. Her clients span from universities to biomedical and CME companies. DeLene completed the University of Chicago Medical Writing and Editing certificate in 2021...
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Mia DeFino
Principal Medical and Science Writer and Editor and Project Manager, and Owner of DeFino Consulting, LLC
Mia DeFino is the principal writer, editor, and project manager, and owner of DeFino Consulting, LLC, a business she has successfully operated since 2017. She is a certified medical publication professional and a board-certified editor in the life sciences. Mia shares her expertise at local and...
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Erik MacLaren, PhD, CMPP
Freelance Medical Writer and owner of Galen Medical Writing, LLC
Erik MacLaren is a freelance medical writer and consultant who provides medical communications services for commercial clients. Erik has a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and worked for over 15 years in primary biomedical research before transitioning to...
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JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM
Veterinarian and Freelance Medical Writer
JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM, is a veterinarian and freelance medical writer in Atlanta, GA. She received her veterinary degree from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and completed a 2-year postdoctoral research fellowship at Emory University’s Yerkes Primate Research Center before...
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Genevieve Walker, PhD
Freelance Medical Writer and Editor
Genevieve Walker, PhD, has been a medical writer and editor since 2002, when she received her PhD in English from the University of Oregon. Since 2009, she has been a full-time freelance medical communicator. Through her business, Bridge Health Communications, Dr. Walker creates content for patients...
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