Interested in a career in journalism?

What do you know about journalism? Medical journalism can be a very enjoyable career and it's very different from traditional journalism. To learn more, you can join the Association of Health Care Journalists.

There is also an upcoming Evisors webinar on Aug 6 at 12 pm ET about "Careers in Journalism" and it might be worth exploring. You can learn more about journalism and how to break into the field.

Health Journalism 2011 (Association of Health Care Journalists)

Health Journalism 2011
Association of Health Care Journalists
04/14/11 - 04/17/11
Philadelphia, PA

Hundreds of journalists will meet in Philadelphia's historic district to attend dozens of panels, join workshops, take field trips and report on newsmaker briefings focused on the various aspects of covering health, medical research, public health, policy issues, consumer health and the business of health care.

Along with panel sessions and workshops, special events will include our popular Freelance PitchFest, the 2010 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism luncheon, exhibitor hall prize drawings and a Welcome to Philadelphia reception.

Among the dozens of expert speakers and instructors joining us this year:

• Brian Deer, the British reporter who exposed the weaknesses in a study that led parents all over the world to withhold vaccines from their children
• Walt Bogdanich, investigative editor for The New York Times and former 60 Minutes producer.
• David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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).