Medical writing has become such a popular career choice, but unfortunately without complete information. Job postings state the requirement of good communication skills including English proficiency. Researching, writing and editing remain a usual statement among the job responsibilities. Passion for writing is universal. Let us move on to find out whether who would be suitable.

Do you write diary?

In case you do, it is most likely that you are born writer. Apart from the fact that those who do take up writing diaries are most comfortable penning down their emotions and opinions and have a deep felt understanding about what they write sometimes due to the fact that they cannot be openly talked to people who may not consider that.

It is noted that those have a passion for writing often are good with vocabulary and formation of sentences. Thus they would make a good writer. Why only medical writing. Are not there writers for each and every area of life in the society? And if there is something that has not been written about, then you might as well be a pioneer at that bringing all your passion and liking for that.

Can you be medical writer?

I assume that you would have read the previous article on the topic before this one. If not, first we will start from there.

We have already countered this question earlier. But now, since we have had some understanding of it and have taken the initial self-examinations and are stable, we can move on to much serious areas.

See… there’s nothing great about writing. Now, after a long time, I understand what a passion for writing supposed to mean. Honestly, many have generated an interested in the medical writing without the understanding. This may lead to disappointments. It is more of field like singing, acting, performing. There are people who have developed and acquired the skills and mastered the art but then there would have serious wild determination backstage. Otherwise, it is usually individuals who have discovered the skills needed within themselves and have chosen that as career.

Are we being targeted?
Confused and frustrated, you might ask in anger, why was I tempted to do this then at all? It’s not your fault. The entry and increasing opportunity for clinical research in India has created these occurrences. The incoming of outsourced business has provoked people to bring in all clinical research activities to be available in India and hence the enormous marketing for medical writing training programs. Now, since it is a well-paying field, one is humanly attracted to it. There is no harm in that. But then, it requires immense effort from our side to stand tall in such a circumstance. Remember, that we do not want to come in, be there for some time and then vanish away.

In a way, many of us are carefully targeted. The benefit is unfortunately disproportionate. With the advent of clinical trial industry moving into India rather quickly post the amendment of schedule Y, the outsourcing industry has been fully loaded with trials. But there was need for trained professional in the sectors of CR. Medical writing is also one main sector but needs comparatively less manpower. Nevertheless we needed them. Now, it was known that there is no hard and fast rule that MW be a medical graduate. But the response was enormous with the term MW seeding many hopes among those who were interested and awed by the medical term.

But it is more harmful than helpful because in the meanwhile, when you do get an opportunity to work in it and then realize that you cannot do the best required and that this is not your area of interest, it’s too late. You have wasted time, energy, opportunities, and money in training yourself.

So before entering please analyze on these lines.