Medical Writing Fundamentals

This comprehensive, introductory 8-week course contains everything you need to begin your career as a medical writer. It’s part-time, fully remote and specifically designed to fit around your life.

So, whether you’re a life science grad, just defeated a PhD, you have experience in a medical field or you’re new in an agency writing role, this is the course for you.
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Applications are now open.
Next course begins June 2024.

Our next Medical Writing Fundamentals Course starts:

Eight-week course.
Live from Tues 12-3pm (UK time).
Eight-week course.
Live from Tues 12-3pm (UK time).

Live seminars

All eight modules are packed full of fearsome knowledge and loads of fun. Each live seminar lasts 3 hours. We'll see you in the flesh. Virtually of course.

Agency experience

It's the key to a successful career in med comms. That's why we focus beyond knowledge, equipping you with tangible agency experience. It'll help you stand out.

Interactive learning

Learn through doing, with integrated quizzes and breakout sessions, designed to help you retain information in your brain more easily. Heard of Slido? It's top notch.

Real briefs

Week in, week out, you'll be working on writing tasks inspired by real briefs. We'll teach you how to interpret them, how to spot what's missing and ultimately how to conquer them.

Supercharge your mind over eight live seminars

of graduates would definitely recommend the course to others

"The learning objectives were perfectly tailored to the needs of a medical writer. The knowledge of different writing platforms, writing styles and audiences was a valuable addition to the skillset and tools provided.''

Monster Academy graduate

Dr Caroline Bradley
Head of Monster Academy

"Our initial idea for the Monster Academy sprung from a desire to create opportunities for scientifically-minded individuals to enter the often-secret realm of medical writing. We are so proud of the Medical Writing Fundamentals course – created and run by experienced medical writers – providing the writing experience, the knowledge, and the know-how of agency life that will help our trainees transform their career dreams into reality."

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Medical Writing Fundamentals
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Medical Writing Fundamentals
TRAINING

Enter the medical communications industry in style with weekly live seminars, writing tasks based on real client briefs, downloadable lectures, tonnes of take-home materials and ongoing alumni aftercare. Knowledge and experience is power.
£1,195

Training

  • Worth 72 CPD points
  • Fully-remote part-time course
  • Eight live 3-hour seminars
  • Five downloadable lectures 
  • Training welcome pack
  • Weekly writing tasks inspired by real briefs 
  • Weekly peer-to-peer feedback sessions 
  • Final assessment with expert feedback 
  • Take-home module summaries 
  • Hyper-proofing checklist 
  • Alumni support group 
  •  Graduates who pass with distinction receive letters of recommendation and  personal introductions to our hand-picked recruitment partners  

Medical Writing Fundamentals
TRAINING plus MENTORING

Maximise your chances of breaking into your dream career with weekly interactive live seminars and mountains of training materials PLUS expert feedback, bespoke mentoring and post-course pen pal support from real-life agency specialists.
£2,395

Training

  • Worth 72 CPD points
  • Fully-remote part-time course
  • Eight live 3-hour seminars
  • Five downloadable lectures 
  • Training and mentoring welcome pack
  • Weekly writing tasks inspired by real briefs 
  • Weekly peer-to-peer feedback sessions 
  • Final assessment with expert feedback 
  • Take-home module summaries 
  • Hyper-proofing checklist 
  • Alumni support group 
  •  Graduates who pass with distinction receive letters of recommendation and  personal introductions to our hand-picked recruitment partners 

Mentoring

  • Assigned personal mentor 
  • Weekly written expert feedback from service specialists 
  • Bespoke 1:1 tutorials 
  • End of course career guidance seminar
  • Inspiring career stories and journeys 
  • Guide to personal branding  
  • Ongoing pen pal support for 2 months post-graduation
Payment plans are available. You can choose to pay in either one, two, or three equal installments. Full payment must be received prior to starting a course. 

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