Résumé

Key Skills
  • Ability to communicate scientific and medical information to a broad audience
  • Extensive clinical experience in podiatry, managing numerous pathologies
  • Extremely dependable, organized, and detail orientated
Experience

Freelance Medical Writer and Editor, 2010 - present

  • Write and edit CME content, such as slide kits and quizzes
  • Write and edit medical news, features, interview key opinion leaders, and produce web content
  • Topics covered include cardiology, oncology, neurology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, rheumatology, dermatology, and psychology

Research Assistant, 2010 - 2012

Department of Physical Therapy, NYU

  • Completed literature reviews and collected biomechanical data

  • Rao, S., Bell, K. Reliability and Relevance of Radiographic Measures of Metatarsus Primus Elevatus and Arch Alignment in Individuals with Midfoot Arthritis and Controls. DOI: 10.7547/1030347

Medical Analyst, 2008 - 2010

Medical Intelligence Solutions, Jobson Medical Information, LLC

  • Analyzed a weekly newsfeed to produce content for a large pharmaceutical company’s newsletter
  • Covered targeted therapies used for hepatitis, organ transplantation, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, and hospital-based infections
  • Researched and summarized scientific references, medical news, and conference abstracts

Podiatrist, 1995 - 2010

  • Responsible for patient care in the following areas: diabetes, sports injuries, rheumatology, dermatology, neurology, peripheral vascular disease, and pediatrics
  • Gained extensive clinical experience in England, Australia, and Bermuda
  • Developed a special interest in biomechanics and musculoskeletal injuries
Education

Medical Writing and Editing Certificate, 2021 - 2022
The University of Chicago, Illinois, US

Australian Podiatry Stage II Examination, 1999
La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia

Part V Ambulatory Foot Surgery Examinations, 1996
London Foot Hospital & School of Podiatric Medicine, London, UK

BSc First Class Honors, Podiatric Medicine, 1991 - 1995
University of London, London, UK

Additional Information

American Medical Writers Association, member

Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe Acrobat, PubMed, EndNote, and Photoshop

Proficient in AMA style