Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

Medical Writing: Follow-up Course
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3755-24-00-00
	Enrollment deadline: 29/01/2024

Date and time	26.02.2024, at: 09:00 - 16:00
Regular seats	12
Course fee	1,920.00 kr.
Lecturers	Christine Møller
ECTS credits	0.70

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

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD administration SUND 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), and for PhD students at NorDoc member universities. 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. Present their work clearly and convincingly 2. Transform weak writing into strong writing 3. Appreciate the finer points of English grammar, usage and punctuation (especially the comma) 4. Apply their knowledge of the IMRAD structure 5. Write an appropriate cover letter in response to difficult-to-answer reviewer’s comments Content Participants will build on knowledge acquired in previous courses. They will have the opportunity to further improve their writing skills and maximize the impact of their published research. Topics covered will include idiomatic phrases, verb tenses, the passive, prepositions, linking words and organizational signals, punctuation to clarify meaning, tightening up the language, and removing the dead wood. Note: Participants have to send a short text (abstract, introduction or part of a discussion) for evaluation during the course. The text should not have been professionally edited. Participants PhD students who have previously attended a Medical Writing Course. Researchers who have some experience in writing and publishing would also benefit from attending the course. Note: The course is not suitable for novices. Relevance to graduate programmes The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH: All graduate programmes Language English Form Presentations, exercises, discussions, writing and evaluation of short texts. PARTICIPANTS SHOULD CHECK THEIR UNIVERSITY EMAIL (+ spam / quarantine folder) FOR DETAILS 10 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE COURSE. Course director Christine Møller BA, Dip Ed / Director / Medical Manuscripts / medicalmanuscripts@gmail.com / Formerly Assistant Editor of APMIS (Journal of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology) / +45 26 84 06 36 www.medicalmanuscripts.dk http://www.linkedin.com/in/christinemoller X @MedWritingList Teachers Christine Møller BA, Dip Ed / Medical Manuscripts Dates Monday, 26 February 2024 09:00 to 16:00 Course location Panum Registration Please register before 29 January 2024 Expected frequency Twice a year: February & October 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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