CME Writer's Marketplace, 2021 Edition

by Don Harting

Overview

The 2021 edition contains the latest trends, market needs, and insider advice aimed at helping freelance CME writers to sell their work. This magazine-style e-booklet contains detailed listings about the current needs of 13 different U.S. medical education companies based on actual in-person and email interviews with hiring editors and medical directors. Each listing contains guidance on what types of documents are typically purchased (needs assessments, test questions, slide decks, manuscripts/monographs, case studies, outcome reports, etc.), typical prices paid, URLs of exemplary programs, and full contact information. CME Writer's Marketplace also provides writers with articles suggesting how much to charge, where to find free and low-cost training, how to break into the field, and how to adapt to emerging markets. Finally, readers receive a timely essay highlighting 3 top trends that are driving demand for CME content development.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163467518
Publisher:	Don Harting
Publication date:	02/22/2021
Series:	CME Writer's Marketplace
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	436,983
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Writing needs assessments (NAs) for continuing medical education (CME) forms the foundation of my freelance medical writing business. I started writing NAs full-time in 2009 for a medical education company that specialized in oncology. I incorporated my own business in 2014 and have been on my own for most of the time since then. My background in oncology deepened greatly during a 15-month sojourn in the continuing education department of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

For the last 6 years I have been working with co-investigators and consultants to conduct survey research on best practices for writing NAs. We disseminate the results of our research at national meetings and regional workshops for medical writers and continuing educators. Some of our research has even found its way into CME Writer's Marketplace.

I have a passion for continuing education, having earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Harvard in 1978, a master's degree in journalism in 1992, and a master's degree in biology in 2018. I earned permanent certification as a board-certified editor in the life sciences (ELS) in 2008. I earned the CHCP credential in 2011 and am re-certified through 2021. In my first career as a newspaper reporter I won awards for public service and investigative projects. I transitioned into medical writing with help from the American Medical Writers Association, of which I remain an active member at the regional and national level. Currently I also volunteer as an active member of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions.

Thank you for your interest in CME writing!