Better Know A Media Org: AMWA

We’ve compiled as many professional organizations as we can find in all the disciplines that mediabistro visitors work in, and will be featuring one a day til we run out. We’re going in alphabetical order so nobody feels slighted, but if we skipped your favorite group by mistake, please let us know.

Today: American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)

About the organization:

AMWA’s mission is to promote excellence in medical communication. This includes:
* Patient education brochures, news articles, Web content, and books for the general public
* Journal articles and continuing education monographs for health care professionals
* Regulatory documents for government agencies
* Grant proposals for research scientists and institutions
* Sales training and marketing materials for the pharmaceutical industry

Number of members: 5,600

To join, you must:
“If you write, edit, or are employed in the field of medical communication as a teacher or as a specialist in multimedia, public relations, advertising, or marketing, you belong in AMWA….Membership in AMWA is open to anyone interested in any aspect of medical communication.”
You’ll get:
A self-study education program
Access to a job bank
The results of the AMWA salary survey
And more.

And for that, you’ll pay:
$145 New Member
$45 Student Membership

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