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Recertify and Maintain Your MWC^® Credential

Once the credential has been earned, certified medical writers continue to develop their skills and hone their craft.  

In order to maintain the Medical Writer Certified (MWC) credential, you must recertify by the end of each 5-year certification period, before December 31 of the fifth year after certification was granted (for example, if certified in June 2020 you must recertify by December 31, 2025). You may recertify by reexamination or by obtaining 50 recertification points from continuing education (CE) activities related to the exam content outline.

Continuing Education and MWC Recertification Points

You can begin accruing MWC recertification points as soon as you have passed the exam. Keep documentation for all of your qualifying activities, as you may need to supply this material to the Certification Commission.

There are a wide variety of opportunities to earn MWC recertification points, including

• attending or presenting at in-person or online educational activities
• participating in online educational activities
• taking or teaching a university-level course
• successfully completing AMWA self-study workbooks
• publishing articles or books
• maintaining a professional membership

Recertification Steps, Fees, and Deadlines

Read the Recertification Handbook
Download the Recertification Tracking Spreadsheet
View a Sample Recertification Tracking Spreadsheet 

Contact certification@amwa.org to receive the Recertification Application and links to pay the appropriate fee.

If you choose to recertify by educational activities, submit your completed MWC Recertification Application and Recertification Tracking Spreadsheet with required documentation (see Table in Recertification Handbook) electronically to certification@amwa.org, and pay the recertification fee of $400 before December 1 of the year your certification expires.

If you choose to recertify by exam, submit your completed MWC Recertification Application electronically to certification@amwa.org and pay the registration fee of $550 for exams within the US or $565 for exams outside of the US at least 30 days before the opening of the exam window you choose. link