American Medical Writers Association

Annual conference: amwa's annual Medical writing & communication conference features various session formats, expert speakers, presentations on timely topics, and a host of networking events.

Certificate programs: individual may earn a certificate by enrolling in the program and receiving credits by participating in workshops or by self-study workbooks. Self-study courses may be purchased individually or as a package. The self-study workbooks are applicable to the essential skills certificate.

Membership: amwa is the leading professional organization for Writers, editors, and other communicators of Medical information. With approximately 5,000 members in the us, canada, and 30 other countries, amwa members work on staff or as freelances for a wide range of businesses and organizations. Amwa members are committed to accurately and ethically making information about health and medicine clear and meaningful. The extensive member benefits include access to an online community, amwa member directory, amwa update and medcomm electronic newsletters, chapters, and the peer reviewed quarterly amwa journal.

Online education: our focused approach to adding online educational activities is based on amwa's content strategy and learner-centered curriculum that aligns with members' professional focus areas ensuring the relevancy of content. Amwa offers more than 140 educational activities in the online learning catalog, including interactive educational programs. Amwa's live webinars continually feed the catalog, as the webinars are archived and made available as on-demand videos