Hi Reader I am thrilled to announce that I am taking over the management of the MedComms Workbook service for freelancers in MedComms from its founder, Peter Llewellyn. We’re working together closely during the transition, and both hope it will go from strength to strength. As part of this transition, we’ve launched a community on the Heartbeat platform for the Workbook subscribers. This online space is dedicated to fostering connections, sharing knowledge, and supporting freelancers. You can...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader Had you heard of MedComms when you were 15? I certainly hadn't! I've had a request from a school in London asking for a work experience opportunity in the spring/summer for a Year 10 student who is keen to become a medical writer. If you work for an agency based in London that might be able to help, please let me know! If you're actually hoping to start your own MedComms career but are a little beyond Year 10 work experience, you might find the First MedComms Job event at the...
8 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader Last Wednesday I joined Annette Keith and Liz Stutz on a webinar hosted by Peter Llewellyn to discuss whether we are facing a new era in MedComms. You can watch the recording here – it was a lively discussion – but we had so much to say that we didn't have a chance to answer the many, many questions that came flooding in from the audience. To put that right, we're having another go! You can join us on Friday 9th February at 11am UK time. We've collected the questions and comments...
8 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader Happy New Year! I'm back at my desk after almost three weeks away, and my head is full of exciting plans and new projects. One of these is a new collaboration – I'm joining forces with Peter Llewellyn to provide exclusive support to the freelancers who subscribe to the MedComms Workbook. I've got lots of ideas about how this could work, but I want to make sure I'm doing things that will be useful. If you're a freelancer, please fill in the #MedComms Freelancing Barometer 2024...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to fill in my recent survey about future YouTube videos and other support I could offer. You have all given me so much to think about, and I'm planning some new and exciting things for next year in response! I'm always happy to hear ideas though, so if there's something that has occurred to you, please feel free to drop me an email. You don't need to wait until the next survey. But this year isn't over yet, and there are still plenty...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader I have some exciting news to share with you: I have reached 300 subscribers on my YouTube channel! This is a huge milestone for me and I couldn’t have done it without your support. Thank you so much for watching, liking, commenting and sharing my videos. You are awesome! As the MedComms Mentor, my goal is to provide you with the best support possible to help you build the right MedComms career for you. That’s why I need your feedback. I've created a short survey to ask you about the...
12 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader Firstly, a big hello to everyone I met in person at last week's 'Working in and around #MedComms' event at Heathrow! It was so great to be part of such a vibrant and diverse group. If you weren't able to attend, I'm sure there will be follow-up webinars and other online events coming along, so keep an eye on the MedComms Networking website and follow Peter Llewellyn on LinkedIn to hear all the latest news. I love attending events like that, and contributing to webinars or...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader I’m deep in preparations for next week’s ‘Working in and around #MedComms’ event at Heathrow. If you’re in the UK, it would be great to see you there! Sign up here, if you haven’t already. All the places at my secret session during the Heathrow meeting have now been taken. Thank you to everyone who got in touch! If you didn’t get a spot, come and find me during the rest of the day, either during the ‘Meet the Mentors’ session at 2pm in Room 19 or in the exhibition hall. But what...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader I find getting back to work after the summer easier than any other holiday – the back-to-school vibes fill me with a nostalgic excitement about new things coming up, and I get an irresistible urge to buy notebooks. There was also some fantastic news that arrived the day I got back to my desk after my summer break. We heard that LiNK 360, the innovative training programme for new recruits into MedComms that I created with the LiNK Health Group team, has received a 2023 Princess Royal...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read