Learn AMA Style

Uplevel your medical writing and editing skills

Which one best describes you?

You're a freelance or staff medical writer/editor

  • You’re a new or experienced medical writer or editor.
  • You want to sharpen your skills, making accurate editorial decisions based on the AMA Manual of Style. 
  • You want to offer editing services in addition to writing.

Download the “AMA Style Tip Sheet” listing the main things to check
for here!

You're a healthcare worker, post-doc, or researcher

  • You’re a clinician, academic, or research scientist.
  • You want to make sure that your written publications achieve the highest quality.
  • You want to put your scientific or medical background to good use while working from home and on your own schedule

Download the “Medical Editing & Fact-Checking Steps for Getting Started” PDF here!

You're a healthcare/ pharmaceutical executive

  • You don’t edit or write much more than emails on a daily basis, but you work with people who do.
  • You need to know what “good” medical writing and editing looks like.
  • You’re eager to advance professionally–written communications is a core skill.

Download the “Checklist to Make Your (Medical) Writing Shine” free
PDF here!

AMA Style Mastery

Coming Soon!

The course will be opening for registration soon.
Please join the waitlist to get notified!

Are you ready to master the art of medical editing and AMA Style to elevate your career? 

This course offers a comprehensive guide to the AMA Manual of Style, providing you with the knowledge and tools needed to produce professional-level medical editing and a working knowledge of the AMA Manual of Style.

We’ll start with learning about the foundations of editing and how to do the day-to-day work of an editor. Then we’ll dive into the AMA Manual of Style covering all the topics unique to this format.

This course is brand new in 2025, so we‘ll also explore how AI tools can streamline the editing process with practical prompts, annotation tools, and efficient search techniques.

Join the waitlist to get notified. The course will be opening in early 2025 and will only be open for a few days. 

Get a Weekly Quiz Question

Keep your skills current!

You’ll receive regular multiple choice questions testing your knowledge of grammar, editing, and the AMA Manual of Style to your in box!

Dr. Emma Hitt Nichols

Hello there!

I’m Emma Hitt Nichols, PhD, a long-time medical writer and editor.

If you’re an experienced medical writer or editor, please check out all the free resources above to help uplevel your medical writing and editing skills.

If you want to learn more about implementing AI in your medical writing or editing, please visit aimwecourse.com to access a free course and other resources.

If you have an advanced degree in a science and fluent English and you might be interested in medical writing or editing as a career, please check out my 6-Week Course for free information on the topic and a way to get started.

Warm regards,
Emma

Note: Learn AMA Style is in no way commercially affiliated with the Oxford University Press, JAMA Networks, or the AMA Manual of Style. 

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