How many medical students have seriously thought if clinical medicine was really the “Right Fit” for them?

Have you ever thought of exploring opportunities in the Non Clinical World of Medicine???

Medical transcription? Medical coding? Medical writing?

More than 70% of 1245 enquires answered by our team in last two months was “Is Medical Writing same as Medical Transcription and Coding”?

Medical writing involves communicating clinical and scientific data and information to a range of audiences in a wide variety of formats. It is method of written communication of scientific knowledge, customized to the target audience.

Medical writing is more of a creative work involving research, analysis and communication of the obtained information in varied forms as per the audience.


Medical transcription is the process of converting voice-recorded reports as dictated by physicians and other healthcare professionals, into text format.

A medical transcriptionist performs document typing and formatting functions according to an established criteria or format, transcribing the spoken word of the patient's care information into a written and easily readable form. He is involved in the mechanical task of generating transcribed reports.


Medical coding involves transforming descriptions of medical diagnoses and procedures into universal medical code numbers. These code numbers are used for variety of purposes like statistical analysis of diseases and therapeutic actions, reimbursements and direct surveillance of epidemic or pandemic outbreaks.

A medical coder requires knowledge of medical terminologies and general understanding of diseases. Medical coding is considered more of a mechanical work when compared to the creativity involved in medical writing.





Opportunities:

• Professional medical communications and medical education:
• Promotional medical education (marketing)
• Certified medical education, also called Continuing Medical Education or CME
• Consumer-level health education
• Clinical research
• Freelance/contract medical writing
• Market research and survey writing:
• Medical blogging

Provided by-

• Academic medical centers associations/foundations,
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Medical devices
• Publishers
• Medical websites
• Contract research organizations (CROs)
• Hospitals/health care systems
• Medical advertising/communication agencies
• Healthcare BPO’s / KPO’s
• Software firms
• Healthcare Consulting firms.