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The AMWA core program is designed to improve the skills of medical communicators and consists of general workshops and specialty workshops. A certificate can be earned in 1 or more of 5 specialty area: Editing/Writing , Educators , Freelance , Pharmaceutical and Public Relations/Advertising/Marketing. Enrollment in the core program is required if participants are to receive credit for completed workshops. After enrolling, participants have 6 years to complete certificate requirements. A core certificate may be earned by the satisfactory completion of 4 general workshops plus 4 workshops from 1 of the specialty areas. There are many workshops to choose from in both the general and specialty areas. Workshops may be taken in any order during the 6-year period; some workshops are applicable to more than 1 specialty. Many advanced workshops have core workshop prerequisites. Therefore, in choosing core workshops, participants may wish to consider which advanced workshops they may eventually wish to take.
ACRONYM KEY:
(EW) = Editing/Writing
(ED) = Educators
(FL) = Freelance
(PH) = Pharmaceutical
(PRAM) = Public Relations/Advertising/Marketing
(SG) = Science--General
(SBS) = Science--Body Systems
(SDT) = Science--Diagnostics and Therapies
(SDS) = Science--Disease States
(ADV) = Advanced
CORE COURSES
General
Basic Grammar I [Course #112]
Basic Grammar II and Usage [Course#113]
Bibliographic Resources for Medical Communicators [editorial approach] [Course #102]
Effective Paragraphing [Course #103]
Elements of Medical Terminology [Course #104]
English Usage and Abusage [Course #105]
Punctuation for Clarity and Style [Course #106]
Reporting Correlation and Regression Analyses [Course #107]
Sentence Diagraming for Clarity and Practicality [Course #114]
Sentence Structure and Patterns [Course #109]
Statistics for Medical Writers and Editors [Course #110]
Tables and Graphs [editorial approach] [Course #111]
Tables and Graphs [pharmaceutical approach] [Course #111]
SPECIALTY WORKSHOPS
Editing/Writing (EW)
Basic Cell Biology (EW/PH) [Course #229]
Basics of Epidemiology for Medical Communicators (EW/PH) [Course #202]
Basics of Health Care Compliance [Course #238]
Basics of Human Anatomy and Physiology (EW/PH) [Course #227]
Basics of Molecular Biology (EW/PH) [Course #401]
Biomedical Research Design (EW/PH) [Course #203]
Creating Effective Poster Presentations (EW/PH) [Course #230]
Drug Interactions (EW/PH) [Course #234]
Effectively Searching Online Databases (EW/FL) [Course #233]
Essentials of Copyediting (EW) [Course #204]
Ethical Standards in Medical Publication (EW/PH) [Course #205]
Grant Writing: NIH and non-NIH Resource Options and Strategies (EW/FL) [Course #206]
Improving Comprehension: Theories and Research Findings (EW/ED) [Course #207]
The Internet: How and Where to Find the Information You Seek (EW/FL) [Course #232]
Journal Submissions Other Than Research Articles (EW) [Course #209]
Making Effective Slides (EW) [Course #210]
Medical Journalism: From Choosing a Topic Through Polishing the Piece (EW/FL) [Course #211]
Organizing the Biomedical Paper (EW/FL) [Course #213]
Outlining for Writers and Editors (EW/FL) [Course #214]
Pharmacokinetics (EW/PH) [Course #215]
Plain Language (EW) [Course #226]
Preparing CME Materials: Concepts, Strategies, and Ethical Issues (EW/FL) [Course #228]
Principles of Pharmacoeconomics (EW/PH) [Course #216]
Proofreading (EW) [Course #217]
Scriptwriting for Videotape (EW/PRAM) [Course #218]
Understanding and Reporting the Results of Routine Clinical Laboratory Tests (EW/PH) [Course #231]
Words Into Type: Editing the Spoken Word (EW/FL) [Course #220]
Writing Abstracts (EW/PH) [Course #221]
Writing About Health and Medicine for Consumer Publications (EW/FL) [Course #222]
Writing and Copyediting the Multimedia Project (EW/FL) [Course #223]
Writing and Designing Materials for Patient Education (EW/PRAM) [Course #224]
Writing and Editing NIH Grants (EW/FL) [Course #225]
Educators (ED)
How to Write Effective Test Questions (ED) [Course #601]
Improving Comprehension: Theories and Research Findings (EW/ED) [Course #207]
Introduction to Distance Learning: The Simple to the Sublime (ED) [Course #606]
Making Effective Presentations (ED/PRAM) [Course#503]
Teaching Adults: Ideas and Theories (ED) [Course #602]
Theory of Learning Styles (ED) [Course #605]
Freelance (FL)
Business Aspects of a Freelance Career (FL) [Course #301]
Developing Research Materials Into Articles (PH/FL) [Course #302]
Educating Sales Representatives About Science and Medicine (PH/FL) [Course #303]
Effectively Searching Online Databases (EW/FL) [Course #233]
Grant Writing: NIH and non-NIH Resource Options and Strategies (EW/FL) [Course #206]
The Internet: How and Where to Find the Information You Seek (EW/FL) [Course #232]
Launching A Freelance Writing Career (FL)[Course #305]
Medical Journalism: From Choosing a Topic Through Polishing the Piece (EW/FL)[Course #211]
Organizing the Biomedical Paper (EW/FL) [Course #213]
Outlining for Writers and Editors (EW/FL) [Course #214]
Preparing CME Materials: Concepts, Strategies, and Ethical Issues (EW/FL) [Course #228]
Public Relations Materials and Techniques (FL/PRAM) [Course #307]
Words Into Type: Editing the Spoken Word (EW/FL) [Course #220]
Writing About Health and Medicine for Consumer Publications (EW/FL) [Course #222]
Writing and Copyediting the Multimedia Project (EW/FL) [Course #223]
Writing and Editing NIH Grants (EW/FL) [Course #225]
Pharmaceutical (PH)
Background to Writing Informed Consent Documents (PH) [Course #418]
Basic Cell Biology (EW/PH) [Course #229]
Basics of Epidemiology for Medical Communicators (EW/PH) [Course #202]
Basics of Human Anatomy and Physiology (EW/PH) [Course #227]
Basics of Molecular Biology (EW/PH) [Course #401]
Biomedical Research Design (EW/PH) [Course #203]
Creating Effective Poster Presentations (EW/PH) [Course #230]
Creative Process in Pharmaceutical Advertising and Promotion (PH/PRAM) [Course #404]
Developing Research Materials Into Articles (PH/FL) [Course #302]
Drug Interactions (EW/PH) [Course #234]
Educating Sales Representatives About Science and Medicine (PH/FL) [Course #303]
The Electronic Common Technical Document (PH) [Course #415]
Electronic Regulatory Submissions (PH) [Course #406]
Ethical Standards in Medical Publication (EW/PH) [Course #205]
Introduction to Clinical Study Reports (PH) [Course #417]
Investigational New Drug Applications (PH) [Course #407]
Package Inserts (PH) [Course #408]
Pharmacokinetics (EW/PH) [Course #215]
Principles of Pharmacoeconomics (EW/PH) [Course #216]
Project Management (PH) [Course #411]
Regulatory Aspects of the Drug Development Process (PH) [Course #412]
SAS for Medical Writers (PH) [Course #419]
Understanding and Reporting the Results of Routine Clinical Laboratory Tests (EW/PH) [Course #231]
Writing Abstracts (EW/PH) [Course #221]
Writing the Final Report of a Clinical Trial (PH) [Course #414]
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Public Relations/Advertising/Marketing (PRAM)
Crisis Management (PRAM) [Course #501]
Creative Process in Pharmaceutical Advertising and Promotion (PH/PRAM) [Course #405]Introduction to Medical Public Relations (PRAM) [Course #502]
Issues Management (PRAM) [Course #504]
Making Effective Presentations (ED/PRAM) [Course #503]
Public Relations Materials and Techniques (FL/PRAM) [Course #307]
Scriptwriting for Videotape (EW/PRAM) [Course #218]
Writing and Designing Materials for Patient Education (EW/PRAM) [Course #224]
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Science Fundamentals
Science--General (SG)
Basic Cell Biology (EW/PH/SG) [229]
Basics of Epidemiology for Medical Communicators (EW/PH/SG) [202]
Basics of Human Anatomy and Physiology (EW/PH/SG) [227]
Basics of Molecular Biology (EW/PH/SG) [401]
Chemical Equilibria in Physiology (SG) [1009]
Elements of Medical Terminology (G/SG)[104]
Interventional and Observational Research Design (EW/PH/SG) [203]
Introduction to Cancer Biology (SG) [1011]
Principles of Epidemiologic Research: Beyond the Basics (SG) [1008]
Reporting Correlation and Regression Analyses (G/SG) [107]
Sex and Beyond: Fertilization and Early Development (SG) [1010]
Statistics for Medical Writers and Editors (G/SG) [110]
Science--Body Systems (SBS)
Basic Immunology for Medical Writers and Editors (SBS) [1100]
Introduction to the Cardiovascular System (SBS) [1102]
Introduction to the Musculoskeletal System (SBS) [1104]
Introduction to the Nervous System (SBS) [1101]
Introduction to the Renal System (SBS) [1103]
Science--Disease States (SDS)
Diseases of the Nervous System (SDS) [1300]
Science--Diagnostics and Therapies (SDT)
Communicating Results of Routine Clinical Laboratory Tests (EW/PH/SDT) [231]
Drug Interactions (EW/PH/SDT) [234]
Introduction to Orthopedic Surgery (SDT) [1200]
Pharmacokinetics in Clinical Practice (EW/PH/SDT) [215]
Advanced Program Courses
Advanced Data Presentation: Tables, Graphs, and Charts (ADV) [Course #701]
Advanced Writing (ADV) [Course #706]
Computer Searching the Medical Literature (ADV) [Course #707]
Critical Appraisal for Writers and Editors of Biomedical Research Articles (ADV) [Course #726]
Current Trends in Drug Regulations (ADV) [Course #728]
Current Trends in Print and Electronic Publishing (ADV) [Course #708]
Flawed Word Usage: Taxonomy and Revision (ADV) [Course #710]
Grant Editing (ADV) [Course #730]
The IND in eCTD Format (ADV) [Course #731]
Macroediting (ADV) [Course #713]
Matching Syntax to Rhetorical Intent (ADV) [Course #715]
Microediting (ADV) [Course #717]
Presenting With Impact (ADV) [Course #718]
Reporting Randomized Trials in Science Journals (ADV) [Course #719]
Risks and Ratios (ADV) [Course #721]
Rhetorical Grammar (ADV) [Course #720]
Strategies for Improving Document Quality for Pharmaceutical Communication Managers (ADV) [Course #722]
Synergy of Style, Substances, and Audience (ADV) [Course #711]
Teaching Techniques: Theory and Practice (ADV) [Course #724]
Understanding and Reporting Diagnostic Tests (ADV) [Course #725]
Understanding Sample Size and Study Power (ADV) [Course #729]
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