Medical Writing and Editing
Instructors
Our Medical Writing and Editing instructors come from all corners of the medical publishing field: freelancers, consultants, and writers and editors for all manner of medical publications.
Their extensive experience adds an essential practical component to our classes, providing instruction that covers not just writing and editing skills, but topics like creating clear and coherent tables and diagrams, interpreting statistics, and the ethical questions that arise in the medical publishing industry. Our instructors’ experience also provides valuable connections to the medical publishing field, giving you a strong start in your medical writing career.
Leah Carter, MS
Regulatory Manager, University of Chicago Cancer Center
Leah Carter is a Jaharis Health Law Institute Fellow and a regulatory manager in the University of Chicago’s Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office. With a focus on FDA law, ethics, and the intersection between regulatory compliance and access to healthcare, Leah has more than twelve years’ experience...
Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH
Professor of Integrative Biosciences and Medical Humanities, Texas A&M...
Barbara Gastel teaches Fundamentals of Substantive Editing and Publication Ethics for UChicago's Medical Writing and Editing certificate program. She is also a Professor of Integrative Biosciences and Medical Humanities at Texas A&M University, where she coordinates the graduate program in science...
Alexandra Howson, PhD, CHCP
Medical Writer and Qualitative Researcher
Dr. Howson is a medical writer and qualitative researcher. She creates evidence-based education content for health professionals that is grounded in principles of adult learning and evaluates continuing education outcomes using qualitative methodologies. Initially trained in Scotland as a Registered...
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...
Tom Lang, MA
Medical Communications Consultant
Tom Lang is an international consultant and trainer in medical communications. Formerly Manager of Medical Editing Services at the Cleveland Clinic, he has long been involved in developing reporting standards for evidence-based medicine. His books, How to Report Statistics in Medicine and How to...
Tom Taylor, MS
Research Advisor and Editor
Tom Taylor is a multi-disciplined biostatistician, engineer, and data scientist who has contributed statistical text to over 100 published articles. He worked in epidemiology, laboratory science, and public health for 20 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He preceded that...
Genevieve Walker, PhD
Freelance Medical Writer and Editor
Genevieve Walker has been a full-time freelance medical communicator since 2009. She provides patient education, consumer health, and health care provider content through her business, Bridge Health Communications. Dr. Walker is a member of the American Medical Writers Association and Plain Language...
Rachel Wedeward, MLIS, AHIP
Research Project Manager, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Rachel Wedeward, MS, is Research Project Manager for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) in Chicago.
A professional librarian, Wedeward has previously worked at the American Hospital Association (AHA) as a research information specialist and at the American Library Association (ALA...