Effective Strategies for Departmental Writers in Academic Settings
Explore the roles and responsibilities of departmental writers such as grant writers and communications specialists, including key considerations and resources for success. Learn about the skills needed, compensation factors, and opportunities for freelance or remote work in the field of medical communication.
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Considerations concerning Considerations concerning Departmental Writers Departmental Writers With Irf Asif, Val Gilchrist, Ted Johnson, Kola Okuyemi, Philip Zazove Wendy Furst, Leigh Partington, and Erin Thacker ADFM Staff: Amanda Weidner and Sam Elwood
Factors to consider Factors to consider Roles and responsibilities will determine skill set but great overlap Grant writer Departmental communications Research / publication support Compensation Reporting relationship Full time / part time / shared positions
#1 Grant writers #1 Grant writers With Irf Asif, MD/ Erin Thacker, PhD Roles vary some or all of following Writing sections, first-drafts, and editing Re/write following methodology/design consultation Write/tailor biosketches for specific proposals or applications Letters of support Boiler plate institutional information, Support with layout, final layout Coordinate scientific and administrative materials from sub-award institutions Literature review , information searches and fact checking Maybe hired by institution department, medical school, centers, larger university
Grant writers Grant writers - - continued continued Maybe ongoing role in the department or contract for specific grant application with experience from applications for various agencies (e.g., HRSA, NIH, DoD) Freelance May be local or remote/online American Medical Writers Association (AMWA.org or direct contact with regional chapters) Board of Editor in the Life Sciences (BELS.org) LinkedIn The HittList (nascentmc.com/the-hittlist/) and other online sources Word of mouth Rates depend largely on experience Experienced editor: ~ $95/h, some charge per project Experienced writer: ~ $115/h, some charge per project Medical communication companies Usually remote/online Prices vary by project May provide a team (consultant, writer, editor, copy-editor)
#2 Department communications #2 Department communications With Ted Johnson, MD and Leigh Partington, PhD Responsible for internal and/or external departmental communication vehicles for various formats print, digital, audiovisual Newsletters Alumni outreach Required reports annual report, Deans report Promotion and tenure materials
# 3 Research/ publication support # 3 Research/ publication support With Philip Zazove, MD and Wendy Furst Often focused on clinical faculty or residents Combination of teaching and facilitating work Focus on facilitating work Brainstorming idea/projects IRB application Literature reviews Editing and formatting of papers/presentations Survey projects (creation/editing/data collection) Paper submission layout Loading software Endnote libraries Making contacts i.e., methodological, study design, or statistical expertise Administrative assistance ie meetings
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