The Accidental Medical Writer
We became successful freelance medical writers.
You can, too!
You can, too!
Who Is The Accidental Medical Writer?
We both started out unqualified to do what we do today for a living. We came to the same career from very different experiences, educations, expectations, and needs. Today, we are both successful freelance medical writers.
Cyndy was a health care professional who never planned on becoming a writer. Brian was a writer who never planned on entering the health care profession. We created The Accidental Medical Writer series for everyone who is frustrated with working for someone else. For everyone who wants the freedom and security that freelance medical writing can help them achieve. We created this series to tell you how we became successful, so you can gain the confidence and skills to become successful, too.
Cynthia L. Kryder, MS, CCC-Sp
Cyndy has worked in the field of health care in some way ever since she grabbed her Master’s Degree in 1977 and headed to her first professional job as a speech-language pathologist at a private school in suburban Philadelphia. Her 9-year stint working in a pediatric-rehabilitation hospital developed her passion for writing patient-education materials and cemented her interest in the field of medicine. She launched her freelance medical writing career in 1992 and is thankful for the freedom and flexibility it offers her. Like her coauthor, Brian Bass, Cyndy currently writes promotional, educational, and scientific pieces for professionals and lay audiences in a number of different therapeutic areas and for a wide range of media. She also assists companies in their publication-planning efforts. A member of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), Cyndy presents workshops and leads roundtable discussions on various topics for freelance medical writers and editors.
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Brian G. Bass
Brian has been a professional writer for all of his career, including more than 20 years experience as a freelance medical writer specializing in medical education, communications, and advertising. He went out on his own in 1989 and never looked back. Today, Brian writes scientific, educational, and promotional materials for health care professional and lay audiences in a wide range of therapeutic areas for print, electronic, and interactive media. He has won awards for his work in sales training, sales motivation, and physician education. His successful freelance medical writing business now includes a team of other highly qualified freelance medical writers who work with him, including his coauthor, Cyndy Kryder. Brian is a member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), and he frequently presents workshops, roundtables, and panel discussions on topics of interest to freelance writers and editors at local and national meetings in the United States and abroad.
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