Developing the team
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This branch covers developing and retaining people in a writing team. It divides by the support task or programme: onboarding, continuing training, editor training, internships, apprenticeships, disability inclusion and career development. Recruitment, day-to-day team management, independent mentoring, course design and a writer’s own professional development belong to neighbouring branches and topics.
- Onboarding a new writer — individual needs, early support, expectations, assignments, review, rotational programmes and hybrid onboarding
- Training a writing team — changing roles, automation, project-based learning, knowledge sharing, access, resistance and a learning environment
- Training a new editor — curriculum, protecting meaning, supervised practice, feedback and readiness for independent work
- Running an internship programme — objectives, recruitment, access, expectations, supervision, training, feedback and the end of a placement
- Running an apprentice programme for new medical writers — business case, programme structure, curriculum, supervision, recruitment and evaluation
- Including writers with disabilities in a writing team — assumptions, recruitment, accessible support, accommodations, flexibility and leadership progression
- Keeping writers and developing their careers — recognition, workload, performance expectations, assessment, individual plans and department-wide development