What Every Medical Writer Needs to Know, 1st ed. 2015
Questions and Answers for the Serious Medical Author

This book presents must-know facts generally not covered in ?How To? books about medical writing. Every medical writer, whether a beginner or veteran, needs answers to questions many might not even know to ask. How does your personality type influence your writing behavior, and what can you do to make writing easier for you? What should you ask before agreeing to co-author an article for publication or write a book chapter? What are some of the current issues regarding copyright and plagiarism that authors may face? What has research discovered about the quotations and references found in journal articles? What do you need to know about open access journals and predatory publishers? Dr. Taylor tells some surprising truths about medical publishing, including possible sources of peer review bias and some alarming influences on what ends up in print. He also relates little-known stories about renowned medical writers such as Sir William Osler, William Carlos Williams and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and the origins of some of medicine?s classic publications.

What Every Medical Writer Needs to Know provides information vital for every health care professional who aspires to write for others to read: academicians and practicing physicians; nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants; and professional medical and scientific writers.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Front of book quotes

Chapter 1. About Medical Writers and Writing

Chapter 2. Getting Started in Medical Writing

Chapter 3. The Process of Medical Writing

Chapter 4. Medical Writing Pointers and Pitfalls

Chapter 5. Getting Your Work in Print

Chapter 6. Ethical Issues in Medical Writing

Chapter 7. Remarkable Medical Writing

Chapter 8. Backstories of Medical Writers and Writing

Chapter 9. What Writers Say about Writing

Chapter 10. A Writer’s Attic

Appendix I. Web Sites: The Medical Writer’s Guide to the Internet

Appendix II. Recommended Reading for the Serious Medical Writer

Acknowledgments

Robert B. Taylor, MD is the author and editor of more than thirty medical books and several hundred published articles, as well a veteran of both rural private practice and chairmanship of a medical school clinical department.

Unique question-and-answer format delves into key topics in medical writing

Discusses habits of successful medical authors, reading for writers, ethical issues and the path to publication

Serves as a thorough guide for anyone interested in medical writing and editing, regardless of their medical specialty