Career Path: Crafting a career as a freelance medical writer after getting your PhD

This webinar will discuss how to parlay your strong science background and PhD into a career as a medical writer, with the specific perspective of setting up your own business and working as a freelance medical writer. Topics covered will include the following: types of work that are available, the types of clients that would hire you, how to get your first clients, how to get set up in business for yourself, how to keep clients happy and get repeat business. 

Emma Hitt, PhD, founder of Hitt Medical Writing, LLC, has worked as a medical writer for over a decade and specializes writing about oncology, rheumatoid arthritis and several other medical areas. She earned her doctoral degree in the area of cancer-related signal transduction from Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. She also has an MS in technical and professional communication. Dr. Hitt offers a popular 6-week course directed towards PhD grad students entitled “Everything you need to know to start your freelance medical writing business.”

For more information please visit www.hittmedicalwriting.com.