The Northern California chapter is one of twenty regional chapters of the American Medical Writers Association. With almost 250 members in Northern California, Nevada, and Hawaii, it has been an active and thriving chapter for over twenty years. AMWA members are an integral part of Northern California's large and dynamic medical products industry, as well as its eminent medical research and medical education communities. Learn more.


WHAT'S NEW?



AMWA NATIONAL CONFERENCE, MILWAUKEE


SAVE THE DATE for the next PCC Conference at Asilomar: May 1 to 4, 2011


WE'RE INVITED...

...to network and to learn with our colleagues to the south: the Pacific Southwest Chapter. We have an open invitation to attend their meetings.


MAY 2010 NEWSLETTER

Have a look at our latest Pacemaker!


  • A message from our Acting President Catherine Magill

  • A summary of the PCC 2010 Keynote address and highlights of the Open Sessions

  • Info about our upcoming Chapter program with science author Mary Roach

  • Our Treasurer-Elect CJ Holzhauer on the benefits of Chapter membership

  • Introducing our chapter member Barbara Boughton's recently published book, Reduce Your Cancer Risk

  • An article by the esteemed and mysterious author Methodius Isaac Bonkers

  • Our Chapter Report

  • And, info on two awards


SITE MISSION

  • Help Northern California AMWA members keep in touch with the chapter and with each other.
  • Represent our chapter in the biomedical and communications communities.
  • Help writers find the education, tools, and information they need to use the Internet and other publishing media effectively in their professional lives.