Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

Medical Writing: Learn how to write papers that get published
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3707-18-00-01
	Enrollment deadline: 17/12/2017

Date and time	18.01.2018, at: 13:00 - 22.03.2018, at: 16:00
Regular seats	12
Course fee	5,520.00 kr.
Lecturers	Christine Møller
ECTS credits	3.40

Contact person	Christine Møller E-mail address: medicalmanuscripts@gmail.com

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD administration E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content This is a generic course. This means that the course is reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrolment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list. The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School). All other participants must pay the course fee. Learning objectives A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: 1. Understand medical writing conventions 2. Write a well-structured manuscript 3. Write a convincing cover letter 4. Remedy the most common errors in medical writing (grammar, spelling and punctuation) 5. Understand editorial procedures and the publication process Content We will focus on style and structure, as well as provide insight into common errors of grammar and usage, spelling and punctuation, using examples from recent medical articles to pinpoint the problems encountered by non-native English speakers. The different sections of a manuscript and the underlying rules will be discussed. In addition, participants will present and evaluate their own writing in progress. Finally, we will look at the editorial process: from electronic submission, peer review and revision, to successful publication. Participants PhD students and others who are writing for publication in international life-science journals. Relevance to graduate programmes All graduate programmes Language English Form Presentations, exercises, discussions, and evaluation of texts written by participants. NOTE: All participants must bring 13 copies of a 1–3 page text they have written in English. This should not have been professionally edited. Course director Christine Møller BA, Dip Ed Medical Manuscripts medicalmanuscripts@gmail.com 26 84 06 36 Teachers Christine Møller Dates 18 January, 1, 8 & 22 February, 1, 8, 15 & 22 March 13:00–16:00 Course location Panum Registration Please register before 17 december 2017 Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules. Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment. Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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