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Demystifying AI Adoption for Medical Writing: An Interview with Núria Negrão, Part 2
This is the second part of our interview with Núria Negrão , a medical writer and AI adoption strategist specializing in continuing medical education. If you haven't read part one , we suggest you start there. What would you say are some of the biggest barriers to AI adoption in medical writing, and CME in particular? The first one is simply a lack of knowledge. Generative AI is still very new, and most people don't yet feel comfortable these tools yet. There is often some
Heather Duncan
Apr 214 min read


Demystifying AI Adoption for Medical Writing: An Interview with Núria Negrão, Part 1
Núria Negrão is a medical writer and AI adoption strategist specializing in continuing medical education. She has presented at numerous national conferences including the American Medical Writers Association, Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions, and Applied AI Summit, and has given workshops for numerous academic and professional organizations. She offers specialized AI consultancy, including strategic blueprints, advisory services, competency developm
Heather Duncan
Apr 105 min read


Teamwork Makes the Freelance Dream Work
When we meet other medical writers and public health professionals, we’re often asked the question “what drove you to form a business partnership?” While partnerships are common in other professions, we rarely encounter them in medical writing or in the public health consulting field. It’s a fair question to ask, so today we’re sharing why we believe collaboration is essential to the work we do as an organization, and also why we’d like to see more of it. There are several a

Heather Duncan and Patrick Murphy
Mar 234 min read


What Is the Value of a Medical Writer?
Lately, medical writers all seem to be asking themselves the same question: what is the role of the medical writer in an increasingly unstable scientific and technological landscape? It’s a reasonable question to ask. A lot of content lately has focused on the shifting discourse around what exactly makes a medical writer valuable, particularly in the context of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Some of the best insights come from those who work in the continuing medic
Heather Duncan
Feb 15 min read


Plain Words, Better Outcomes: Writing for Every Patient
Siddhartha Mohan is a medical writer and blogger who was diagnosed with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) as an adult. He writes about his...

Siddharth Mohan
Sep 12, 20254 min read


Taking Action: How Medical Writers Can Support the LGBTQIA+ Community
This is part two of our Pride month blog series, in which we address the current social, legal, and medical landscape affecting the...

Heather Duncan and Patrick Murphy
Jun 27, 20253 min read


When the Predator Becomes Prey: Fighting Back against Predatory Journals with John H. McCool
John H. McCool is Chief Scientific Editor at Precision Scientific Editing, LLC . He has edited over 1,500 scientific manuscripts for top...

John H. McCool
May 5, 20254 min read


Weathering the Storm: The Shifting Role of Medical and Science Communications in the U.S.
These days, it often feels like there is a seismic shift taking place in the biomedical sciences. With the incoming administration’s...

Patrick Murphy
Jan 1, 20253 min read


Strength in Synergy: Rebuilding Trust Through Libraries and Public Health
M&D is collaborating with Rachel Wedeward of Miss Research to develop educational webinars to help public health professionals achieve...

Rachel Wedeward
Nov 26, 20243 min read


A Guide to Making the Most of a Professional or Academic Conference
It’s officially conference season in North America, and we recently returned from presenting at the American Medical Writers Association...
Heather Duncan
Nov 8, 20244 min read
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