Professional/Personal Overview
My goal is to make ideas fly off the page into the reader's mind through graceful, insightful writing, laser-sharp editing, and compulsive fact checking.
Work Info
Expertise
Book Author
20 Years
Editor
25 Years
Fact-Checker
25 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
25 Years
Humor
25 Years
Medicine
25 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
MedLab (1-2), Medscape from WebMD (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
College of American Pathologists (11+), Kellogg School of Management (11+), Behavioral Science Technology (3-5), Veterans Health Administration (1-2)
Other Work History
-- Managing editor, American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons' two-volume Knowledge Update
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Acrobat.
Technical Skills
iMovie and GarageBand, for fun.
Equipment
Mac, audio recorder, and a cheery attitude.
Awards
Editor/publisher of "Building Trust, Growing Sales" (by Daniel J. Adams), which won a Silver Medal in the 2008 Best Sales Book Awards.
Associations
-- She Writes
Other
Former instructor, University of Chicago Publishing Program.
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Contract Author: Career Guide for Physicians
(American Medical Association , 8/1/1992)
A career guide for doctors who don't want to be doctors anymore. Reprinted July 1996.
Editor/Publisher: Business Book
(by Daniel J. Adams , 1/1/2007)
How to master complex, high-end sales using the principles of Trust Triangle Selling. Silver Medal Winner in the 2008 Sales Book Awards.
Writer: Humor/Travel
(New World Finn: Exploring Finnish Culture , 3/1/2007)
After a week of studying Finnish, my umlauts were killing me.
[Photo: Tom White, Lakeville, MN]
What should you do when it's two hours before deadline and you haven't even started writing? A step-by-step guide.
Book Editor: Healthcare Leadership
(John Wiley & Sons , 10/26/2008)
How healthcare leaders influence behavior and create culture. By Thomas R. Krause, PhD, and John Hidley, MD.
Coauthor: Patient Safety Article
(Medlab: Magazine for Medical Laboratory Professionals in the Middle East , 10/19/2009)
With Paul N. Valenstein, MD. Every laboratory in the world should make patient safety its ongoing, continual, number one priority.
Writer: Medscape Articles
(Medscape Business of Medicine , 10/21/2010)
The most notable trend is that cardiac devices are moving from wired to wireless, which allows for more in-home monitoring and a longer interval between routine in-office follow-ups.
(Medscape Business of Medicine , 6/8/2010)
Key health data are being conveyed more rapidly and accurately, enabling speedier treatment decisions and faster adjustments in care.
Coauthor: Genomic Medicine Article
(Medlab: Magazine for Medical Laboratory Professionals in the Middle East , 3/13/2012)
With Stephen N. Bauer, MD, FCAP.
Our ability to sequence genes has advanced faster than our ability to process the information.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
