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My views as a non-native speaker medical writer ANGELA GARCIA PEREZ, PHD
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My views as a non-native speaker medical writer
ANGELA GARCIA PEREZ, PHD
My journey into Medical Writing…
MSc Drug Development and Clinical Research(University of Navarra)
2007-2014
SPAIN
2014-2017
UK
BSc, MSc Biotechnology (University of Salamanca)
Erasmus, Biophysics Research Project(King's College London)
PhD, Research of immunological therapies to treat asthma and COPD(Warwick University)
2017-2018
Medical Writer at St Giles Medical, London
Associate Publications Manager, ExcerptaMedica, London
UK SPAIN
2019
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What difficulties I faced as a non-native speaker
• Some technical and scientific terminology
• Public speaking was a bigger challenge
• Some employers look for native-speakers
What training I received…
PhD
Scientific and clinical degrees
Industry and hospital placements
Oral presentations, posters, thesis, seminars…
Pharma sponsors trainings
Courses and online info: GCPs, GPPs, ICH…
Templates and
guidelines for
standardized
documents
New trends
such as
digital
Optimization of data representation
using graphs and figures
... and current needs
Business experience
Business experience
"It could be. However, in my opinion, students should already have a solid scientific background with a deep understanding of concepts"
Should medical writing be an academic discipline with a formal qualification overseen by university?
Medical Writing
BiotechnologyBiochemistry,Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmacy Medicine
Health economics
BiophysicsPublic health,Social work
“I also believe that students should learn:• how to write different publications and documents • different styles addressed to different audiences and
situations• a logical way of thinking and presenting information• how the business works, the big picture. "
DRUG DISCOVERY
PRECLINICAL
CLINICAL TRIALS
AUTHORITIES REVIEWReports,
technical documents…
Clinical study documents,real world evidence research
outcomes,manuscripts, congress
materials…
Regulatory documents
Medical educationpatient, physician and MSL materials,pharmacovigilance, marketing….
Thanks for listening !
