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Getting into Medical Writing Virtual Session
Virtual only
Getting into Medical Writing Virtual Session
Wednesday 12th November 2025, 3-5 pm CET
The GIMW Organising Committee is pleased to offer another virtual Getting into Medical Writing session. In this free, 2-hour session, experienced medical writers and EMWA members will present and discuss their transition stories into medical writing, what a day in their job looks like, useful skills, training opportunities, networking strategies, and more.
Aspiring/new medical writers will have the chance to ask questions and network with other professionals in the field. This session is fully virtual and open to non-members of EMWA from all over the world.
The session will include:
- Transition into medical writing
- Different types of medical writing
- Freelancing vs. employment
- Transferable skills
- Training opportunities
- Q&A and networking opportunities
We invite you to join us and to spread the word among those who might be interested.
Agenda
- From academia to regulatory writer (Matthew Edmonds)
- Freelance medical writing as a thriving business (Sofia Urner)
- Changing from patient-facing clinical work to medical writing (Fiona Beck)
- From academia to scientific leadership (Francesca Cappellini)
- Stepping into Leadership: From Medical Writer to Manager (Sarah Hopwood)
- How I created my dream job (Evguenia Alechine)
- Q&A and online networking (in breakout rooms; 3 rounds; 6 rooms)
- In and around EMWA and the upcoming virtual conference (Abe Schevack)
