Med Writing Guidance | ASAP Medical Writing

Medical Writing Guidance

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Accessible: Easy to engage with, low-barrier, fits learners’ time and budget

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Structured: Clear steps and guidance through the learning journey

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Actionable: Practical exercises and tasks learners can implement immediately

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Personalized: Tailored advice to their goals, interests, and experience

Training Resource Center

Aspiring medical writers face many barriers to starting in this profession. Wouldn't it be great to have clear, comprehensive, step-by-step guidance to transition into the field? If you are looking to change your career, this resource center will help you recenter your goals and find the best path forward.

Jump straight to the five steps

The resources and advice presented here are based on my personal experience. This approach will not work for everyone and may not be the right fit for every situation. We all have different goals and learning styles. Adapt whatever information fits your needs and disregard what doesn’t. If this resource is not a good fit, consider the step-by-step guides and coaching programs from other sources at the end.

How to Use This Training Center

This resource center guides you through five clear steps to aid your transition into or within medical writing. Each step includes practical actions with clear goals and links to supplements from my coaching program.

Follow the steps sequentially, beginning at whichever step you currently are in your journey, or begin by focusing on the areas that are most important to you.

Revisit steps as your needs evolve. This center is flexible and self-paced to help you make your medical writing transition most efficient.

You can either start with the Comprehensive Resource Guide to Getting Started in Medical Writing or explore the corresponding sections from this guide with each step. Links to these corresponding sections are provided under “additional resources.”

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Get Personalized Guidance at Each Step

As you work through the training center, I am available for personalized advice tailored to your experience level, areas of interest, and progress. The cost for a coaching session is $20.

Each session includes:

Personalized guiding questions to dial in your focus
A detailed email response addressing your specific questions
A 15-minute Zoom call to clarify advice and discuss actionable steps

I believe in accessibility of information for those most in need, so I have chosen this price to remain affordable while encouraging proportional investment from coachees that matches the time, effort, and preparation I put into each session.

The best way to improve your success when transitioning into or within medical writing is with the following actions:

Dedicate time and energy toward studying the practice of medical writing.
Use self-reflection to find your strengths and goals.
Practice your writing skills to build a portfolio and gain confidence.

To get started, email me at nhbowens@asapmw.com with the subject line “Coaching Step [number].” In the body of the email, specify what guidance you are looking for and include any questions you might have concerning the information provided in the resource center.

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Assessing Where You Are in Your Journey

Determining where you are in your medical writing transition helps you decided what goals to focus on while also reminding you of the progress you’ve made to date. I have outlined five steps.