Medical Writing and Editing
Instructors
Targeted Teaching for Industry Professionals
Learn from the best
Our Medical Writing and Editing certificate 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.
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...
Leah D.B. Carter, JD, MS
Assistant State's Attorney
Leah Carter is an Assistant State's Attorney. She began her regulatory career in the early 2000s and has focused on FDA law, ethics, and the intersection between regulatory compliance and access to healthcare for the past ten years. Her published work discusses interventional cures, stigma...
Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH
Professor of Integrative Biosciences and Medical Humanities, Texas A&M University
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 one hundred published articles. He worked in epidemiology, laboratory science, and public health for twenty years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He...
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...
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, Rachel has previously worked at the American Hospital Association (AHA) as a research information specialist and at the American Library Association (ALA) as a...
By Professionals, For Professionals
With instructors who are active practitioners in their industries, the University of Chicago’s Medical Writing certificate program is designed to give you skills you can start applying to your career now.
