I provide specialist training and mentoring to medical writers of all career stages, and consultancy to MedComms agencies to help them build and nurture their teams of medical writers.
Building a sustainable MedComms career
Hi Reader
I had a fantastic day last week at the Introduction to MedComms event at the University of Birmingham Medical School organised by FirstMedCommsJob.com. It was wonderful to speak with so many people interested in a career in MedComms!
In my presentation, I confided that I started my first MedComms job 19 years ago this month. Back then, I had no idea what the industry was all about, and part of my mission is to make sure anyone embarking on a MedComms career today is significantly better informed than I was!
My latest YouTube videos are on that topic, including an overview of the typical medical writing career pathway and my top tips on how to get your first MedComms job. As anyone who came to Birmingham knows, I love it when I can answer a question with, 'I've got a video about that...' 😉
If you weren't able to come to Birmingham, do sign up for the next event – Working in and around #MedComms will be at Heathrow on Monday 25th September 2023 and if last year is anything to go by, it will be a great day.
Heathrow isn't just for aspiring MedComms recruits though. There'll be plenty of agencies there, and lots of freelancers attending too. Over the next couple of weeks, my focus is shifting onto supporting freelancers.
The forthcoming issue of Medical Writing, the EMWA journal, is on MedComms freelancing and I have contributed an article around how coaching and mentoring can support a sustainable freelance career. It should be published any day now!
I'll be joining next week's MedComms Networking webinar to talk about this topic further, along with Charlotte Rooney, a coach who contributed to my article. I'll also be participating a Q&A session about all things freelancing with Vicky Sherwood (AKA the Biomed Badass) later in the webinar.
Do sign up to come along to the webinar next Wednesday, and come along with all your freelancing questions!
PS. If you just want to download the summaries from the videos I mentioned, you can use these links to download the one about the career pathway for Medical Writers and the one on how to get your first MedComms job.
Hi! I'm Eleanor Steele, the MedComms Mentor.
I provide specialist training and mentoring to medical writers of all career stages, and consultancy to MedComms agencies to help them build and nurture their teams of medical writers.
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