Medical writing in Argentina

Medical writing in Argentina encompasses professional recognition, training and scientific-communication work.

Recognition and opportunities

In 2017, an Argentine writer described few local opportunities despite a significant pharmaceutical industry and several contract research organisations: most people did not know medical writing, and those who did outsourced it abroad. ¹ She was the first Argentine to join EMWA and planned to promote medical writing in South America in collaboration with a Colombian colleague. ¹

Training and scientific communication

Unable to find medical-writing or scientific-editing courses in Argentina, especially in English, the writer combined EMWA conference workshops with AMWA’s self-study Essential Skills certificate. ¹ She subsequently offered scientific-communication training at private centres, biomedical organisations and universities for people unable to travel abroad for high-quality workshops. ¹ English-language limitations and the absence of appropriate communication training in science and healthcare curricula often hindered scientific communication in Argentina. ¹