Writing Workshop

Style Guide

• AMA Style Manual
  The premier style manual for medical and scientific publishing.
   

Abstract Writing

• American College of Physicians
  Describes the sections of a structured abstract and has links to an "abstract checklist" and examples
   
• University of North Carolina: The Writing Center
  A handout describing the purpose, format, and content of abstracts and instructions for abstracting your own work.
   

Ethics in Medical Publishing, Authorship Guidelines, and Plagiarism

• Ethics of Medical Publishing & Authorship
  A list of web links from University of Utah Health Care on the subject of ethics in medical publishing and plagiarism.
   

Writing Tips

• University of Oklahoma: Tips on Scientific Writing
  Simple overview of factors in excellent scientific writing.
   
• Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
  Large index of printer-friendly handouts on an array of issues related to improved writing skills
   
• Elements of Style download
  The classic reference for writers by Strunk and White.
   
• The King's English on Bartleby.com
  Summarizes the contents of classic reference book discussing rules of style and grammar.
   
• Writing and Speaking Guidelines for Engineering and Science
  Links to a variety of discussions of how to write presentations, letters, formal reports, and other scientific documents.
   
• Refdesk Dictionaries and Online Resources
  Links to almost 200 writing resources, including dictionaries, English-to-other language (and back) dictionaries, acronym finders, and glossaries.
   
• Refdesk Quotation Resources
  Links to over 40 quotation resources or thesauri.
   
• AMA Style Guide
  Based on American Medical Association Manual of Style, 10th ed., 2007.
   

Other Issues

• WritersDigest.com: One Versus Two Spaces After a Period
  Describes the controversy over one or two spaces after sentences in a paragraph.
   
• Common Errors in English Usage
  List of common grammatical and word-choice errors, provided by Paul Brians of Washington State University.
   
• National Institutes of Health
  Tips on writing grants
   
• University of North Carolina
  Tips for writing proposals
   
• Monster.com
  Tips for writing an excellent pharmacist's resume
   

2021-07