Citations and Reference Methods for Medical Writing
FPM-40660
This course covers the current tools and resources that should be used by medical writers to properly cite courses. Medical writers must be able to cite their work and correct the citations of others. Today’s industry hosts several methods and each journal, company, employer has their own style guide. Thus, a competent medical writer must able to format the projects accordingly; further, this requires a dedicated effort to details. Each colon, period, capitalization and abbreviation must be appropriate, consistent, and accurate.
This course will review several of the most common citations styles used today and will employ quizzes that will test your attention to detail. The final assignment will require you to properly cite and compiled a bibliography page.
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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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All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
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- No refunds after: 1/13/2025
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Rene Gehring
Michelle Sauer Gehring completed her undergraduate and graduate training at Texas A&M University. She focused the majority of her attention on miRNA expression and canine models of disease. She worked as a postdoc at Baylor College of Medicine before joining the faculty of the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston (UTHealth) where the majority of her work focused on trauma and transfusion medicine. So in short, she LOVES genetics and clinical trials (especially the ethics side of those research fields).
Where did the ELS come from?
While at UTHealth, Dr. Sauer began her formal training in medical writing and received her BELS certification (ELS) in 2011. Since that time, she has continued to work in the academic sector in various positions but always with a focus on scientific manuscripts and grants. She also is co-owner of RnA Editing, LLC.
So why is she teaching medical writing?
Her first grant was funded while she was a graduate student, and she has not stopped writing and editing since. She has over 20 years of scientific communication experience and has taken and taught ethics courses in several capacities. Dr. Sauer enjoys exploring the “grey areas” as well as the minutia of editing. As science continues to evolve, new ethical quandaries and citation styles arrive, she will incorporate them into her courses. She began working in the Online Learning Department at UC San Diego in April of 2016.
Awards & Recognition
American Medical Writers Association Fellowship, 2021
