Freelancing in Medical Writing and Editing
Come join a panel of medical writers and editors this April as they discuss how they got started in freelancing, how they recruit clients, and how they market themselves.
About the Past Event
Many medical writers and editors choose to 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. Come join a panel of medical writers and editors this April as they discuss how they got started in freelancing, how they recruit clients, and how they market themselves. 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
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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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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Laura King, MA, MFA, ELS
Freelance Medical Editor
Laura King has been a full-time freelance medical editor for more than eighteen years. Formerly, she worked as the director of copyediting for JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. As a freelancer, she currently works for the American Academy of Pediatrics PREP self-assessment...
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Sharon Rogers, PhD, ELS
Freelance Medical Writer
Sharon Rogers, PhD, ELS started her career in 1994 working as a consultant for a boutique writing company. As a consultant at a small company, she learned to write regulatory documents and publications, often getting “out of her comfort zone.” Subsequently, she worked at two large pharmaceutical...
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