Understand how medical writers assist with a wide range of clinical trial documents, from the protocol at the planning stage through to a journal article to disseminate research findings to the wider community.
View real documents, understand the correct guidelines to follow, and receive individual written and verbal feedback from your reviewer. Learn how to improve your work, update, and resubmit for final assessment.
Course objectives
- Learn in-depth about clinical trials and how medical writers contribute
- Write a full assignment as if you were a real medical writer – view and use real clinical documents
- Receive valued written and verbal feedback from experts
Course Features
- Study time: 100 hours
- Video time: 5 hours
- Assignment: 2
- Quizz: 1
- Feedback meetings: 2
- Written feedback: 2
Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 14 Lessons
- 26 Weeks
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- Understanding clinical trialsLearn about clinical trials, the types of documents we write, and take an in-depth look into the content of a clinical study report.8
- 1.1An overview of drug discovery10 Minutes
- 1.2The drug discovery process
- 1.3What medical writers write10 Minutes
- 1.4The clinical trial protocol20 Minutes
- 1.5The clinical study report: a deep dive10 Minutes
- 1.6Understanding clinical trials5 Days5 Questions
- 1.7References and further reading
- 1.8The clinical study report format: fixed or flexible?2 Weeks
- Real medical writingIn this session you will be guided through your main assignment - how to find clinical trial documents, where to find relevant information, and how to structure your article. Book in some time with us once you have made some initial progress and have a list of questions. Finally, submit your first draft for our review.6
- 2.1Introducing your written assignment: the EMPA-REG OUTCOME study1 Minute
- 2.2Introducing your written assignment: CSR to publication5 Minutes
- 2.3The EMPA-REG clinical study layperson summary20 Minutes
- 2.5A walk-through of the information to begin the assignment
- 2.6Book in a mid-assignment chat45 Minutes
- 2.7Assignment: writing a journal article for the results of a clinical trial12 Weeks
- Real feedbackOnce you have received written feedback from us, book in a feedback session. Afterwards, you will be in a better position to update your assignment and resubmit for final assessment.3
- Course assessment1