How to become a competent medical writer

 Sharma SHow to become a competent medical writer?Perspect Clin Res. 2010 Jan;1(1):33-7Have you ever thought of medical writing as a career? Whether the answer is yes or no, medical writing is an integral part of every health professional’s life – both as a student and as a professional. When one writes “just to get a writing job done with” (thesis / article for getting an academic promotion), then one just learns as much as one needs to cross this perceived hurdle. But if one enjoys writing, then this article is recommended to get a great overview of career opportunities and…
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The mandatory regulations from the Medical Council of India: Facts, opinions and prejudices

Bhaskar SB. The mandatory regulations from the Medical Council of India: Facts, opinions and prejudices. Indian J Anaesth. 2016 Nov;60(11):793-795. PubMed PMID: 27942050; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC 5125180.In the Jan 2016 issue of QMedCONNECT we had mentioned about an article - "Revised Guidelines of the Medical Council of India for Academic Promotions: Need for a Rethink" - Aggarwal R et al. This article was published in practically all medical journals in India because it discussed the MCI's guidelines on faculty publications, several of which were confusing, or difficult to implement. The authors, after a brainstorming session at the WAME conference held…
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Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Nutrition – with a research focus

Full details at: https://cdl.phfi.org/portal/node/112 Enrollments open for January 2017 batch... Apply Now ! Background Population based approaches have been the mainstay of research in the field of nutrition for decades. However, in an age of growing health consciousness and fitness, public health nutrition (PHN) workforce development is increasingly becoming a global focus. In an effort to provide direction to nutrition research in the country and with the objective of contributing towards training future leaders in the field of nutrition, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) launched a postgraduate diploma in PHN in the year 2010 for the benefit of all…
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