Education and credentials

This branch covers learning and qualifications for medical writers. It divides by the educational question or route: foundational education and task-specific training, scientific knowledge, open learning, formal programmes, association certificates, professional certification and humanities preparation. Entry into the profession, prior career experience, recruitment requirements and teaching medical writing belong to neighbouring branches and topics.

• Education and training in medical writing — foundational study, situational training, depth, assessment, accreditation and foundations beyond writing craft
• Learning the science as well as the documents — scientific knowledge behind the writing, foundations for further study and learning a recurring subject
• Free online courses and open learning — course formats, participation, learning goals, workload, teaching quality and short lessons or lectures
• Degrees and taught programmes — advanced degrees, finding and judging programmes, doctoral study alongside work, management study and academic credit for workshops
• Association workshops and certificates — EMWA and AMWA programmes, self-study credit and value reported by holders and employers
• Professional certification — available credentials, medical writer certification, distinctions from certificates, professional value, examinations and editing-exam preparation
• Whether writing belongs to the humanities — competing views of preparation, composition, form and story, writing traditions, specialised expertise and common ground