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AMWA’s Membership Newsletter January 2012 Welcome to the first 2012 edition of the AMWA Update. A new year often leads to the
creation of a resolution list. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? At
AMWA Headquarters, our resolution is to enhance the AMWA member experience
and help you make the most of your AMWA membership. Whether your resolution
is to finally complete that AMWA certificate, or simply enhance your knowledge:
the AMWA education programs have something to help you reach your goals. If
you have resolved to get more involved in the community, AMWA has networking
and volunteer opportunities to connect you with the people you need to know.
Perhaps 2012 will be the year you win an AMWA award, present an open session
at conference, or get a new job. This AMWA Update offers information on reaching those goals. What are your
2012 resolutions, and how can AMWA help you to attain them? NEW Pocket TRAINING! CREATING YOUR OWN PODCAST Podcasting is a great way for medical communicators to improve
the transmission of ideas and skills. Written by David C. Caldwell, PhD, and
Scott C. Thompson, ELS, this new Pocket Training
provides an overview of the importance of podcasts for medical communicators
and a detailed explanation of how they are created. Available only to AMWA
members through the Web site, Pocket Trainings
provide mini tutorials on various subjects useful to medical communicators.
Learn more about podcasting and other topics through AMWA Pocket Trainings. AMWA AWARDS—CALL FOR NOMINATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS Eric W. Martin Award The Eric W. Martin Award honors excellence in medical writing
for articles written by AMWA members. The 2012 award submissions must
represent material published in 2010. The deadline for submission is February
3, 2012. Detailed information and an entry form are
available on our Web site. 2012 Honorary Award Nominations Due February 13
These awards will be presented at the 2012 Annual Conference
in AMWA Medical Book Awards AMWA Research Awards AMWA has 2 awards designed specifically to acknowledge and
honor the best in research by students and AMWA members. Submissions for the
AMWA Student Research
Award and the Best Published Research Award are
now being accepted. The deadline for submission of the Best Published
Research Award is March 31, 2012, and the deadline for submission of the AMWA
Student Research Award is May 30, 2012. AMWA'S 72nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sacramento, CA ●
October 4–6, 2012 Call
for Speakers and Roundtable Breakfast Leaders for the AMWA Annual Conference Short
Session speakers give a 1-hour “How-To” presentation focused on a particular
topic or area of concern for medical communicators. The presentation should
be instructional, show the audience how you or your company/institution
handles a particular issue or problem, and solicit feedback from the
audience. Read the Call for Short
Sessions for more details. As a
Breakfast Roundtable leader, you would guide an interactive discussion of a
specific subject in an intimate gathering over breakfast. Topics should be of
educational value and related to working in the medical communication
industry. Read the Call for Breakfast
Roundtables for further information. Act now—the deadline for
proposals is February 27, 2012. Call for 2012 AMWA Annual Conference Posters Poster
Presentations are designed to allow medical communicators to share their
recent innovations, advances, and discoveries related to the profession. AMWA
is particularly interested in posters that report study designs and results
of empirical research in medical communication (eg,
in language, learning, value of the profession) or that share innovative
responses to challenges and opportunities faced by medical communicators.
Posters are for educational purposes only and must not promote any products
or services. For more information, please visit our Web site, Call for Poster
Presentations. Your AMWA curriculum record now
available All credits earned at the 2011 Annual Conference have been
entered into the curriculum records of those conference attendees enrolled in
the corresponding certificate program(s). Your curriculum record is accessible on the AMWA Web site (www.amwa.org) in
the Members Only section. Please review your curriculum record to confirm
that credit for the workshops you completed is reflected on your record.
Remember you have to be enrolled in the specific program to which the
workshop applies. Please contact AMWA headquarters if you feel there is an
error on your record. There is a 90-day postconference
grace period to enroll in a certificate program and receive credit for
workshops completed at the conference. To enroll, complete the enrollment form and
make sure that the workshops you completed and for which you want credit are
applicable toward the certificate program in which you enroll. The grace
period ends February 15, 2011. CHAPTER
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The first AMWA Chapter conference will be hosted by the
Mid-Atlantic chapter on March 23. Check the Chapter Conference Schedule to
learn about the workshops being held at this and other chapter conferences. Chapter
conferences are a great way to complete workshops toward AMWA certificates
while networking with medical writers in your regional community. NEW
YEAR, NEW JOB! Jobs Online is AMWA’s
premier resource for job opportunities in medical communication. With an
average of 28 jobs posted per month in 2011, it is clear that employers are
looking for you to meet their needs. What are you looking for? Be sure to
check Jobs Online to
explore the various opportunities in medical writing to discover the right
job for you. Jobs Online is
for members only, so be sure to log into the Web site to access this valuable
resource! WELCOMING
SHARI RAGER TO THE AMWA HEADQUARTERS STAFF TEAM Shari Rager, CAE, recently joined the AMWA staff in
the newly created role of deputy director. In this role, Shari will be
working with staff and volunteer leaders to enhance and support member
services, communications and marketing, and chapter relations. Shari comes to AMWA with years of experience as a nonprofit
and association executive, recently serving as Assistant Director at the
Child Life Council where she oversaw operations, led the development and
partnership programs, and managed member services. Shari is a member of ASAE and
The Center for Association Leadership and received the designation of
Certified Association Executive (CAE) in 2009. Shari lives in Maryland with her
family and is proud to drive a Carolina blue minivan in honor of her alma
mater the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Please help us in welcoming
Shari to the AMWA community! The American Medical Writers
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