This site lists dozens of very specific teaching ideas designed to promote excellence. They are derived from a book, Teaching With Excellence by Davis et al., a U.C. Berkeley project. Essential requirements of each section of a manuscript and some guidelines for writing are provided. AMWA provides medical writers and editors with opportunities for professional development. Services and activities include meetings and conferences, a job placement exchange, seminars and workshops, publications, group insurance plans, and a core curriculum program in biomedical communications.
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A site with an extensive list of on-line resources for writers and editors provided by the AMWA Michigan Chapter. Terence C. Ahern, Ph.D. has provided a 4-phase process for dynamic development for any instructional situation. A practice based learning software that will provide you with an opportunity to practice your skills at diagnosing an actual patient problem. This interactive program provides you an opportunity to ask the patient questions, perform a physical examination, and order laboratory tests. This site has been designed primarily for second-year medical students to help them appreciate the different audio characteristics of heart murmurs and breath sounds.