Medical Writing Training in Protocol Writing, Narrative Writing, and Clinical Study Report Writing: Fundamentals

Mon, January 26 – February 25 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Minority Biotechnology Internship in Statistical Programming

Medical Writing Training in Protocol Writing, Narrative Writing, and Clinical Study Report Writing: Fundamentals

 

5 Weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays

30 Total Hours

Starts Monday, January 26, 2009

Ends Wednesday, February 25, 2009

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

 

Enrollment Limited to 6 Participants

 

Location and Contact:

Kendall Square

245 First Street, 18th Floor

Cambridge, MA 02142

Telephone: 617-444-8727

Email: train@biocis.org

Website: www.biocis.org

 

 

Training Overview

 

What the Training Covers

 

The Medical Writing Training in Protocol Writing, Narrative Writing, and Clinical Study Report Writing: Fundamentals brings a combination of lectures and labs (hands-on practice) to a small, class-sized environment for working professionals - including minorities. This training program is presented by BIOCiS Ltd. (www.biocis.org), a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based nonprofit working to develop women and minorities for biotechnology data careers.

 

Who Should Attend

 

Working professionals with no scientific/medical writing experience, who want an introduction to medical writing as a first step to pursuing medical writing careers in the biotech/pharma/CRO industry, will benefit from this training program. Education requirement: Bachelor's or higher. Please join us in Kendall Square.

 


What You Should Learn

 

You should learn the following from industry-experienced medical writers and a biostatistician:

 

·         To use industry-standard medical writing processes

·         To plan, write, and edit protocols

·         To plan, write, and edit clinical study reports

·         To plan, write, and edit subject adverse event narratives

·         To interpret, present, and report safety and efficacy statistical results

 

 

Schedule

 

Week

Course

Duration

Date

1-2

Introduction to Protocol Writing

12 Hours

Jan 26, 28; Feb 2, 4

3

Introduction to Narrative Writing

06 Hours

Feb 9, 11

4-5

Introduction to Clinical Study Report

12 Hours

Feb 16, 18, 23, 25

 

 

Fee

 

$800 by January 27

$900 after January 27

 

Fee covers training ($500), refreshments every meeting ($10), and administration ($290), plus a late fee ($100) after January 27. No refund for your cancellation.

 

To apply:

 

Submit your resume, which will serve as your application for admission consideration.

 

Email to: train@biocis.org