OurMed Hi My name is Marilena Tsangaroulis and I m on the Volunteer Committee of an online healthcare movement called OurMed At OurMed we re committed to creating an interactive health site that uses a global collaborative tool like with Wikipedia but goes an important step furtherwe verify all content by healthcare professionals like yourself We launched the Wikipedia version last year OurMed s Site and this year we re adding a host of important features that will make Ourmed an extensive site for unbiased and user driven clinical research tools for physicians as well as user friendly resources for patients and consumers You can have a peek at our new design here Our New Site in Development Although we have a section on editorials in the new site the new one will emphasize non commercial unbiased informationall entirely free The organization is governed by a non profit Board made up of Healthcare professionals the former head of Wikipedia Florence Devouard former accountant of Wikipedia Oleta McHenry and other professionals Here s a short video of our plans Please let me know if you d like to learn morewe re quite excited but could use your assistance in nudging this project forward Thank you Marilena Tsangaroulis marilena ourmed org Volunteer OurMed Org OurMed is an independent 501 c3 non profit organization located at The Audubon Business and Technology Center Lasker Biomedical Research Building 3960 Broadway Suite 301 New York NY 10032 p 212 740 1850 c 917 627 7155 f 267 295 9949 Position description for Medical Writer Reviewer Qualifications Expertise in the field of medicine and or health care advocacy e g MD DO DC DPM RN ND medical researchers etc Strong writing and editorial skills Ability to work productively from primarily remote access Interest in contributing to OurMed s mission and a desire to create high quality commercial free health information Must be a team player interested in collaborating with other medical professionals to create an outstanding base of medical knowledge unlike any other Responsibilities Review articles from a scientific perspective ensuring accuracy by checking references when your medical knowledge is not sufficient Create original articles and or make major and minor edits to existing articles in your field of interest Encourage fellow writers through use of discussion boards Attend at least one 30 minute OurMed Community Conference call per month Participate in a one time one hour tutorial on OurMed s mission and history which includes the aforementioned information as well as how to post When volunteers are inspired by a clearly defined mission with obtainable objectives we will honor the first 100 OurMed Pioneers as the Founding Framers with acknowledgment on the website in perpetuity