Medical Author

Job Title:

Medical Author

Location:

N/A (Remote/Telecommute)

Hours/Week:

TBD

Compensation:

Highly competitive and commensurate with experience

Posted:

February 18, 2010

Description

Medical Learning Systems is looking for physicians with a strong interest in educating medical students to join our team. We have an innovative and exceptionally effective learning platform, on which we have successfully launched an USMLE Step 1 preparatory product. We are now developing a Step 2 CK product and are seeking authors with exceptional academic credentials and excellent USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK scores.

Responsibilities

The Medical Author will:

• Develop flashcards, study questions, and multiple choice questions.
• Make sure information is properly referenced.
• There may be additional opportunities to participate in the development of additional products (e.g. COMLEX, NCLEX), perform statistical analysis of medical student learning patterns (with the goal of improving the company’s learning algorithms and user experience), represent the company in various social media outlets such as Facebook, and other opportunities.

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will have/be:

• An M.D.
• Experience writing.
• Experience teaching medicine.
• Passion for education.
• Detail-oriented with good written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent research skills.
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and manage the projects to accomplish desired results.
• Self-starter who can work independently to solve problems creatively and prioritize tasks.
• A passion for (and proficiency using) technology.
• Proficient with web-based interfaces (e.g. online Content Management Systems).

Compensation exceeds industry averages and will be performance-based (e.g. tied to gross revenues).

To apply, please send a resume (including USMLE test scores), along with a brief description of interest and qualification, to .

Company

Founded by Harvard-trained physicians and based on cutting-edge learning and memory science, Medical Learning Systems provides personalized online education and exam preparation services to health professionals and students. Medical Learning System’s flagship product — Gunner Training (launched Q2 2009) — is already helping thousands of students master Step 1 of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE). The company is well-funded, growing rapidly, and developing additional products for medical students, residents, attending physicians, and other health professionals.

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Medical Copy Editor

Job Title:

Medical Copy Editor

Location:

N/A (Remote/Telecommute)

Hours/Week:

15–20 to start, full-time potential

Compensation:

Highly competitive and commensurate with experience

Posted:

January 11, 2010

Description

Medical Learning Systems is looking for a Medical Copy Editor to join our team. This is an ideal role for a freelance medical copy editor who has experience editing and authoring medical content for a professional audience, and who is motivated by potential advancement to a full-time position as Managing Editor (Deputy Editor). Alternatively, someone with a background in science who has strong writing, editing, and research skills and related career aspirations (editing for Cell, Nature, Neuron, etc.) may also be a strong fit for this position.

Responsibilities

The Medical Copy Editor will:

• Question ambiguities and inconsistencies in copy style.
• Make sure references are cited according to AMA style.
• Assist with medical writing and research when requested.
• Correct all typographical, spelling, grammatical and usage errors.
• Check format(s) for consistency and sense (correct size and boldness to correspond to emphasis in copy), use of upper and lower case, use of italics.
• Research current medical knowledge.
• Respond to content-related inquiries.
• Manage website/database content.
• If a candidate is interested, there may be opportunities to represent the company in various social media outlets such as Facebook, and to participate in statistical analysis of medical student learning patterns (with the goal of improving the company’s learning algorithms and user experience).

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will have/be:

• Experience with medical (preferred) or biological copyediting.
• Bachelors degree in the sciences (life science degrees and/or an advanced degree is preferred, but not required).
• Passion for researching, learning, and applying newfound medical knowledge.
• Detail-oriented with good written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent research skills.
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and manage the projects to accomplish desired results.
• Customer service orientation.
• Self-starter who can work independently to solve problems creatively and prioritize tasks.
• A passion (and proficiency using) for technology.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel).
• Medical industry experience and/or knowledge.

Compensation is highly competitive and commensurate with experience and may include performance incentives, stock options, and full benefits (benefits available only upon advancement to full-time).

To apply, please send a resume (LinkedIn profile is acceptable), along with a brief description of interest and qualification, to .

Company

Founded by Harvard-trained physicians and based on cutting-edge learning and memory science, Medical Learning Systems provides personalized online education and exam preparation services to health professionals and students. Medical Learning System’s flagship product — Gunner Training (launched Q2 2009) — is already helping hundreds of students master Step 1 of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE). The company is well-funded, growing rapidly, and developing additional products for medical students, residents, attending physicians, and other health professionals.

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Internships

Company: Medical Learning Systems is a rapidly growing start-up on the cutting-edge of modern medical education. Founded by Harvard-trained physicians, Medical Learning Systems merges advanced learning and memory science to Web 2.0 programming to create personal study programs for our users based on their individual strengths and weaknesses. Our recently launched flagship product — Gunner Training (www.gunnertraining.com) — is already helping hundreds of medical students ace Step 1 of the USMLE, with some reporting scores in the 99th percentile.

Position: Internship (unpaid), 5-10 hours per week, minimum 6-month commitment. You will interface directly with medical students and the company’s executives. Internship duties include database and website content management, researching current medical knowledge, responding to content-related inquiries. There may also be opportunities to represent Gunner Training in various social media outlets such as Facebook and to participate in statistical analysis of medical student learning patterns, with the goal of improving the company’s learning algorithms and user experience. Paid positions and stock options are potentially available following the internship and all successful Interns will receive medical school application review and counseling from the company’s founding physicians such as Dr. Frank Lau, currently a Resident in Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Training Program and a Clinical Research Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Requirements: Undergraduate sophomores or juniors preferred. Excellent grasp of both English and the biological sciences is required, as demonstrated by a class writing sample and transcript of grades from biology courses. Gregarious, social personalities are a plus given that this is a customer-facing position. If interested, please send a brief statement of interest and a copy of your resume (LinkedIn profile works if it’s complete) to .

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