Regulatory Medical Writer who loves guidelines and rules! My YouTube channel helps PhD students to become more purposeful, productive, and less stressed.
Knoxville, TN
Joined December 2016
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Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
14 different literature review types categorized by method used
ALT Great overview of different review types. Table 1 from Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health information & libraries journal, 26(2), 91-108.
Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
5 years is a VERY LONG time for a paper to be under review.
That was the case for our recently published paper in Nature.
Submitted in 2018 and published in 2023
What do you do as an early career researcher while waiting for a very important paper to be published ?
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RT
🎥 Struggling with transitioning from PhD to your first industry role?
First stop saying "I am the smartest in the room"!
youtu.be/8LVZvAYoJwM
#PhD #IndustryTransition #CareerTips #sciencejob #sciencecareer #postac
How many coffees do we drink per day as a medical writer?
In this video:
📋 Responsibilities: What Do They Do All Day?
🏠 The Work Environment
🎯 Education & Training required
⚡️ Challenges vs Rewards
Day in a Life of Medical Writers: youtu.be/6TZjVzvgTrg
Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
If you're more audio than video, I've published the recording of the #100K listens celebration🎉 where I chatted with @tighe_claire, @GeekNews, @ashleyruba_phd, @nbielczyk_neuro, @verabschan and @chrisemdin.
PapaPhD.com/227
This one is all about gratitude. Thank you🙏😊
Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
How to tell if & when to pivot after #PhD to achieve an optimal career growth?
Pivoting while building a career do not differ much from pivoting in business - you can learn a lot from startup culture!
Join me online on Thu, April 20th & let's discuss!
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Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
Today, nobody showed up to my 8.15am class.
0 students of about 40. Sitting in the empty room, I email them, trying to disguise my hurt feelings.
2 mins later, I get a reply: "Professor, we think you might be in the wrong room." So anyway off I go to live in a hole forever.
Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
The academic writing website that received more than 240 million visits last year: Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL).
The OWL hosts a wealth of FREE resources on:
Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
I'm a doctor.
My partner is a doctor. We are both at the same point in our training.
We have no guarantee that we can live in the same area when we enter further training.
We could end up opposite ends of the country. I've trained for years and the system couldn't care less.
Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
Did you know that Harvard has free Resume, CV and Cover Letter resources - including action verbs, templates and samples?
I've compiled a list of them -
Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
1. This document contains:
- Tips
- Resume Samples
- Resume Template
- Action Verbs
- Cover Letter Tips
hwpi.harvard.edu/files/ocs/f…
Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
I stumbled onto interesting YouTube videos by @verabschan and just signed up to use @RsrchRabbit .. such a cool lit synthesising tool!! #phdstudent #phdlife #phdexperience #research #researchrabbit #phdcoffeetime
Dr. Vera Chan @PhDCoffeeTime retweeted
Last year I taught myself R with resources I primarily found via Twitter. I've been meaning to share some of the resources here, and I finally have a little time today. So here they are... 🧵
@AcademicChatter #rstudio #rstatistics
The basics of clinical safety jargon that every medical writer needs:
Adverse event (AE)
Adverse drug reaction (ADR)
Serious AE vs severe AE
Expected AE vs Unexpected AE
Suspected unexpected adverse reaction (SUSAR)
@Official_EMWA @AmMedWriters
youtu.be/UMz_tweoMOg
Being a #Medical Writer is a blessing. 💊1/5
It was a job I landed during the pandemic, after a few months of unemployment.
On my first day at work, I felt my expertise was so much needed.
@AmMedWriters @Official_EMWA
If you enjoy scientific reading and writing and are feeling a little lost with what you would do with your science knowledge and skills, a medical writing career could be perfect for you!
It's a live course, starting next Saturday! 💊4/5
biomedbadass.com/training-pr…
It's starting on Oct 15 2022 (Sat)
Week 1. Understanding the world of MedComms
Week 2. Approaching clinical data for the first time
Week 3. Functional MedComms writing skills
Week 4. MW test preparation
Week 5. MedComms job applications
Week 6. Bonus Q&A
biomedbadass.com/training-pr…