Alexandra Howson PhD

Write Medicine

Education EN ↓ 156 episodes

Write Medicine is the podcast for medical writers and CME professionals who want to create education that actually changes clinical practice. Hosted by Alexandra Howson, PhD—a 20-year CME strategist, Fellow of ACEHP, and author of WriteCME Roadmap—the show delivers expert interviews, actionable frameworks, and honest conversations about the craft and business of CME writing. With 155+ episodes and a curated library organized by career stage, Write Medicine meets you where you are—whether you’re exploring CME for the first time, building your portfolio, or refining your positioning as a strateg...

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Alexandra Howson PhD

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Leading from the Middle 12.04.2021 41:45

Introduction Today my guest is Nina Taylor, Vice President of Learning and Education at American Society for Radiation Oncology. I first met Nina Taylor in 2018 at an Alliance Quality and Innovation Summit in Park City, Utah. She and Andrew Chacko, who was a guest in episode 2 of Write Medicine, were presenters in a session on designing innovative education programs. Nina talks about her work in...

Transformational Learning in Medicine and Beyond 25.03.2021 39:23

Regina Sih-Meynier is an authentic leader with expertise in developing and executing strategic plans for Medical Affairs. She is passionate about ensuring patients receive the best available healthcare and she leverages her intuitive sense, her ability to identify problems, and her creativity to create systems and processes to solve those problems. She has over 20 years of experience in the healt...

Writing Medical Case Studies: The Details Matter 15.03.2021 21:50

Scott Kober MBA is the Managing Partner of Excalibur Medical Education, which launched in January 2021. He has more than two decades of experience designing and developing content for CME activities and provides high-quality innovative education for today's healthcare providers. In this episode, Scott underscores the different aspects writers need to think about when developing medical content, es...

Plain Language Patient Education 01.03.2021 46:05

Dr. Genevieve Long is a medical writer and editor specializing in patient education, plain language, health literacy and marketing communications. She began her medical writing career as a manuscript editor at Oregon Health & Science University and has more than 25 years of healthcare experience. Dr. Genevieve has been active in the American Medical Writers Association since 2002 and is the pa...

Design Thinking in Clinician Education 14.02.2021 40:20

My conversation today is with Dr. Andrew Chacko, a psychiatrist and leader in healthcare innovation. Andrew uses his medical experience to teach others how to become design thinkers using cognitive, strategic and practical processes by which design concepts (proposals for new products, buildings, machines, etc.) are developed. He is passionate about transforming healthcare into the vital, rewardin...

Creativity and Failure in CME/CPD 01.02.2021 28:41

Audrie Tornow is Managing Partner at Excalibur Medical Education. We talked about the role of creativity, intentionality, and failure in designing education content for clinicians in healthcare. 01:27 Introductions with Audrie Tornow 02:31 Audrie talks about her beginnings and journey into medical education: No one majored in CME… 04:34 Does anyone remember transparencies? 05:50 How has your ba...