Archive for Newsletters

Newsletter – August 2010

North Central Chapter News and Announcements 1. Fall Program – Medtronic: The Big Medical Company Next Door The Program Committee is pleased to invite AMWA members and their guests to the fall 2010 chapter program, which will feature a presentation about Medtronic and time for networking after the formal program. Date: Friday, October 8 at [...]

Newsletter – July 2010

North Central Chapter News 1. New Chapter Officers Nominations are now closed for President-Elect and Co-Treasurer. Because there was only 1 nomination for each office, voting was not necessary. The AMWA North Central Chapter is pleased to announce that Karen Steinhilber will be the new President-Elect and Alexandra Woods the new Co-Treasurer. We are grateful [...]

Newsletter – June 2010

North Central Chapter News and Announcements 1. New Chapter Officers Needed The Nominating Committee is soliciting nominations for President-Elect and co-Treasurer for 2010-2011. Serving as an officer helps ensure the vitality of the chapter and represents an important professional achievement. Both positions carry a 3-year commitment. The President-Elect will become President in 2011-2012 and then [...]

Newsletter – May 2010

North Central Chapter News and Announcements 1. Only a few days left to RSVP for the Chapter Spring Event The Program Committee is pleased to invite AMWA members and their guests to the spring 2010 chapter program, tours of the Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Simulation Center and the Mayo Clinic Section of Scientific Publications. Date: Friday, [...]

Newsletter – April 2010

North Central Chapter News and Announcements 1. RSVP for the Chapter Spring Event The Program Committee is pleased to invite AMWA members and their guests to the spring 2010 chapter program, tours of the Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Simulation Center and the Mayo Clinic Section of Scientific Publications. Date: Friday, May 21, 2010 Location: Mayo Clinic [...]

Newsletter – March 2010

North Central Chapter News and Announcements 1. RSVP for the Chapter Spring Event The Program Committee is pleased to invite AMWA members and their guests to the spring 2010 chapter program, tours of the Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Simulation Center and the Mayo Clinic Section of Scientific Publications. Date: Friday, May 21, 2010 Location: Mayo Clinic [...]

Newsletter – February 2010

North Central Chapter News and Announcements 1. Chapter Spring Event—Save the Date! The North Central Chapter Spring Event will be on Friday, May 21, 2010. We will be touring the Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Simulation Center, a high-tech virtual hospital, where learners can better master complex care delivery without any risk to patients. We will also [...]

Newsletter — January 2010

North Central Chapter News Member News AMWA Certifications – 2009 Roxanne Landon earned an AMWA Advanced Curriculum certificate. She is a freelance medical writer (Excelsior, MN). Kimberly McGhee earned an AMWA Science Fundamentals certificate. She is Managing Editor of  Mayo Clinic Proceedings at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN). Wolfe Molitor earned an AMWA Science Fundamentals certificate. [...]

Newsletter – December 2009

North Central Chapter News 1. Fall 2009 North Central Chapter Program: Navigating Career Transitions by Randy Fritz On November 14, in a room overlooking the calm water of Como Lake in St. Paul, members and guests of the North Central Chapter gathered to talk about the turbulence of career changes. The first of 3 panelists [...]

Newsletter – November 2009

North Central Chapter News 1. Highlights of the 2009 AMWA Annual Conference Keynote Speech by Kimberly McGhee Embracing the “trailblazing” theme of its 2009 annual conference in Dallas, TX, Karen Wooley, this year’s keynote speaker, articulated bold research, ethical, and educational initiatives necessary to ensure the health of the medical writing profession in the 21st [...]