Capstone: Journal Article and Publication Development
FPM-40630
This course will benefit students who are seeking to write and publish an article in a peer-reviewed journal. Using knowledge acquired throughout the medical writing program, students in this capstone course will choose their own topic to publish (could be the student’s own research or through their employer’s research, if allowed), and will develop, author, format and submit a manuscript to a Medline Indexed journal. They will demonstrate an understanding of the publishing process, including ethics, disclosure and copyright issues. In addition, students will further their grasp of good publication practices, such as the “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Good Publication Practices (GPP) guidelines. Students will write the full manuscript including any tables and figures, follow the IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) format and the journal’s “Instructions to Authors”, and submit the manuscript to the journal for review. They will locate guideline sources for publishing various kinds of data, such as CONSORT and the EQUATOR Network and familiarize themselves with publication management, strategy, and planning.
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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No textbook required.
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- No refunds after: 3/31/2025
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Donna Simcoe
Donna Simcoe is a Medical Publications Consultant and principal at Simcoe Consultants, Inc., a biomedical company focusing on medical publication development. Ms. Simcoe holds three Master's degrees in Biomedical Writing, Biotechnology, and an MBA, as well as being a certified medical publication professional (CMPP). She has 30+ years of publication management and medical writing in the pharmaceutical industry. Her industry career includes roles of increasing responsibility in publication strategy, planning, and medical writing at Cephalon (now Teva), Wyeth (now Pfizer), AstraZeneca, and Cadence (now Mallinckrodt). She has managed publication programs across more than 12 therapy areas. She has authored more than 10 journal articles and 10 oral presentations, and has provided medical writing support for more than 45 journal articles and 40 posters/oral presentations. Ms. Simcoe is former advisory board member and current faculty member in the UCSD Extension Medical Writing Certificate Program. Ms. Simcoe has volunteered for several committees of the International Society of Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP), was former president of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Pacific Southwest chapter and supports volunteer programs locally in San Diego.
