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CAREERS SESSION 18 DEC 2007 - MANCHESTER

The event was a great success - about 60 post-docs and final year PhD students from the biomedical and life sciences departments of Manchester University and others from the North West Hub of the UK GRAD programme met with some 25 medical writing and communications professionals for a highly engaging session which presented medical writing as an attractive career option. We hope to repeat the event at other locations in the near future. We explained how areas of the UK such as Cheshire, London, Oxfordshire and West Sussex are home to numerous leading medical communications agencies that serve the global pharmaceutical industry... and they’re crying out for good medical writers! These agencies are looking for individuals with: a doctorate in a bioscience subject, ideally post-doctoral research experience a genuine enthusiasm for science and its application to the world of medicine a flair for writing about science and medicine the ability to work independently within a small-team environment. Timetable: 11.00 Coffee and exhibition 11.30 Introduction by Elizabeth Wilkinson, Head of Postgraduate Career Development at Manchester University and presentations by: Mike Gazeley, KnowledgePoint360 GROUP - [PRESENTATION - PPT] Annick Moon, Freelance Writer - [PRESENTATION - PDF] Jane Fraser, Jane Fraser Associates - [PRESENTATION - PPT] 12.45–15.00 Lunch and informal discussion with senior editorial and writing staff from leading medical communications agencies including - Adelphi Communications, Alpharmaxim, Complete Medical Group, KnowledgePoint360 Group, PAREXEL MedCom and Prime Medica. If you have any questions please email Peter Llewellyn.

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