Haven't posted for a while, as I've been testing the waters with challenger.com. I've decided that they are a quite reputable company with a very good product. Just a note: nobody is going to get rich by exclusively doing writing or editing with them. I will probably average per hour what the cleaning ladies around her make initially, till I get up to speed, and it'll never be crazy amounts of cash. What I will get, however, is a great review of my own topic; publications on my CV; access to all their CME credits (this is HUGE, financially!); and something fun that I like to do and that has COMPLETELY flexible hours. I can volunteer at school, snuggle my sick child, and still do this job (in my PJ's, if I want to). For me, for now, I think it's a great thing. For someone who wants a little supplement honorarium to their day job, it would be great, too. For someone looking for a way to support her hubby and family... not so much.
mom2redheads, they do have a BIG pedes section-- why don't you contact them and see if they need people? Go to their web page and look in the administrative personnel for the person to write to. That's what I did-- I sent a short cover letter with my info and that I wanted to find a med writing or editing position. Attaching a CV couldn't hurt, either.
Good luck!
Again, I give this info just as a mom who contacted a company, not b/c of any affiliation, etc... this is not an advertisement.

Cindy

Cindy,
I went to challenger.com and it was a motor freight web site.
Do you have another web address?
Thanks,
dianne

OOPS!!!

That website is
http://www.chall.com/

So sorry about the TIA... :boggled:

Cindy

Thanks,
Dianne

cindy-lou:
i've been struggling with the idea of leaving clinicals all together to have more time with my family. it feels good to hear that other mom docs are doing it. what a creative route-writing! but more importantly, you're getting the time you want with your family. keep us up to date on how the job is going.

would love to hear from any of you guys about the medical writing as I am an internist looking to supplement my husband's income while I stay at home with kids

cindy-lou --I don't know if you still look at this site, but I started writing for the same cme company and enjoy it and so I wanted to say thanks! I wondered if you were still writing for them, or if you found a way to get more responsibility?

So, how much does this pay?

Hi,

I am physician and professional medical writer. I was in private practice for 8 years and wanted to spend more time with my family and still work. I started a consulting company rather than being employed by some of the websites, and have been writing for the web as well as editing medical books from India. I have plenty of work, and the flexibility is unbeatable. Let me know if you have questions about how to get started. I have been doing this for 2 years.

Devi
www.prescribinginformation.com

Hi again,

The pay varies with each client, if it's a book or web copy, and how experienced you are with writing business proposals, managing your online time, and your professional writing experience. I thought I was a pretty sharp writer, and I had to write a lot in med school, but I've learned that writing a thesis a lot different from writing books, blogs, web content and learning programs.

I hope this helps. The freedom that being a writer has afforded me vs the private practice model has been priceless.

Warmly,

Dr. Devi
www.prescribinginfo.com