Medical Writing and Editing Training

Medical Writing and Editing Training-Spring 2026

March 16, 2026 to June 27, 2026
Master the fundamentals and best practices of medical writing, editing, and communication.
 
The University of Chicago’s non-credit certificate in Medical Writing and Editing uses the AMA Manual of Style as the foundation for mastering the fundamentals and best practices of medical writing, editing, and communication.
 
Medical writing is a growing and essential skill that meets the needs of the changing healthcare landscape. UChicago’s online Medical Writing and Editing certificate program offers a comprehensive curriculum focused on creating medical communicators with strong writing, editing, data reporting, and analytic skills. You will benefit from expert instructors within an innovative curriculum that is interactive and flexible, as well as networking opportunities with fellow students and industry leaders. Beyond the classroom, we offer advising, coaching, career services, extracurricular events, and access to university resources. Our programs are designed for busy professionals so you can boost your skills quickly in nine months to one year, part-time.
 
This program is also part of our stackable training options within a healthcare certificate portfolio. Learn more at our website!

Target Audience

This activity is designed for healthcare professionals, medical writers, editors, and regulatory professionals involved in medical communications seeking to enhance their writing and editing expertise.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Interpret biostatistical data accurately to support valid, transparent, and comprehensible reporting in medical documents.
  • Apply advanced medical copyediting techniques to ensure precision, clarity, and consistency in professional medical communications.
  • Design effective tables, figures, and visual data representations that communicate complex information clearly and ethically.
  • Integrate ethical principles and publication standards to maintain integrity and transparency in medical writing and editing practices.
  • Adapt written communication for diverse audiences, including clinicians, regulators, patients, and the general public.
  • Evaluate scientific and clinical research to produce accurate, evidence-based written materials.
  • Develop a specialized writing concentration that aligns with individual professional goals and industry standards.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Professionalism
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Karine Bravais
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
[email protected]
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773.795.8273

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Summary
Available credit: 
  • 44.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 44.50 Participation
Event starts: 
03/16/2026 - 7:00pm
Event ends: 
06/27/2026 - 11:00am
Activity opens: 
06/27/2026
Activity expires: 
09/27/2026
Add to calendar: 
Virtual
Chicago, IL
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Visit the Medical Writing and Editing Training program website!
 
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office at 773.795.8273 or via email.
 
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this activity due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, the University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PLANNING COMMITTEE
Karine Bravais, MA, MS
Director of Professional Development Programs
University of Chicago Professional Education (UCPE)
 
Mary Morley Cohen, PhD
Managing Director
University of Chicago Professional Education (UCPE)
 
Yacob Abdi, MS
Program Manager
Professional Development Programs

Learn more about the course instructors!

Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.

Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 44.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
 
Please note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the activity ends. Requests to claim credit after three months may incur additional fees.
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