Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)

The Association of Health Care Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues. Its mission is to improve the quality, accuracy and visibility of health care reporting, writing and editing. There are more than 1,000 members of AHCJ.

This week, the AHCJ is having its annual conference: Health Journalism 2010
04/22/10 - 04/25/10
Chicago, IL

Learn more about the Association of Health Care Journalists here: http://www.healthjournalism.org

Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)

Love writing? If you're interested in health care journalism (or medical journalism), then you may want to consider joining the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). One way to kick off your journalism career is to start a blog. It's a great way to write about anything and everything. It's your online journal and you can share your perspectives on different issues revolving around healthcare.

For more information about the AHCJ, visit: http://www.healthjournalism.org/

Congrats to Dr. Ivan Oransky!

Ivan Oransky, MD has been hired as the new executive editor for Reuters Health. Dr. Oransky is a Harvard graduate (BA in biology) and he received his MD from the New York University (NYU). According to the NYU Journalism Facutly website, Dr. Oransky did his postgraduate training at Yale and he has served on the board of directors of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) since 2002. Dr. Oransky also has experience teaching medical writing in the Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP). Previously, he was deputy editor of The Scientist, editor in chief of the medical student section of the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA).