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FROM THE EDITOR
What’s Coming to the Journal in 2022  � Michael G. Baker 

 
FEATURES
Optimizing the Value of Regulatory Medical Writers 
� Dylan Harris, Lisa Chamberlain James, Julia Forjanic Klapproth,  

Brian Bass, and Angela Russell Winnier, on behalf of the AMWA  

Value of Medical Writing Working Group

Value of Medical Writing: The Regulator’s Perspective 
� Julia Cooper, Lisa Chamberlain James, Joan Affleck, Brian Bass, 

Julia Forjanic Klapproth, and Dylan Harris, on behalf of the AMWA  

Value of Medical Writing Working Group

Value of Medical Writing: The Regulatory Writer’s Perspective 
� Dylan Harris, Cathy Tyrrell, Amy Myers, Cynthia Carr, and Karen L. 

Fink, on behalf of the AMWA Value of Medical Writing Working Group

Effective Communication Between Medical Writers and  
Creative Teams: The Secret Condiment for a Flavorsome Sauce  
� Andrea Caricilli Blotta

CALENDAR OF MEETINGS

BIOGRAPHY
Walter Clement Alvarez: Physician • Researcher • Columnist  
� Thomas A. Lang 

SOCIAL MEDIA 
How to Make LinkedIn a Career-Building Tool � Lori De Milto



Contents
  EDITOR-IN-CHIEF  Michael G. Baker, PhD

 MANAGING EDITOR Jennifer Workman

 SECTION EDITORS

 Practical Matters Qing Zhou, PhD, ELS

 Regulatory Insights Jennifer Bridgers, MS, MWC

 Science Series Paul C. Dolber, PhD

 Social Media Jennifer Minarcik, MS

 Statistically Speaking  Thomas M. Schindler, PhD

 Everyday Ethics  Julie Ravo, BA, MA

 Members Matters   Govindi (Jaya) Samaranayake, PhD

 Freelance Focus Ruwaida Vakil, MSc 

 REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS

 Freelance Focus Brian Bass, MWC

  Melissa L. Bogen, ELS

  Sherri Bowen, MA, ELS

  Lori De Milto, MJ

  Cathryn D. Evans

  Gail V. Flores, PhD

  Phyllis Minick

 In the Service of Good Writing Laurie Endicott Thomas, MA, ELS

 EDITOR AT LARGE Haifa Kassis, MD

 EDITORS IN MEMORIAM Lori L. Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC 

  Ronald J. Sanchez 

 2021–2022 PRESIDENT Katrina R. Burton, BS 

 2021–2022 BOARD LIAISON R. Michelle Sauer Gehring, PhD, ELS 

 2021–2022 STAFF LIAISON Shari Rager, MS, CAE

 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Susan Krug, MS, CAE

 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Amy Boches, biographics

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 173 REGULATORY INSIGHTS 
  “I Can Help You If You Would Just Let Me!”:  
  The Journey From Vendor to Trusted Partner 
  An Interview with Demetrius Carter
  � Diana Henzel

 177 PRACTICAL MATTERS 
  The Razor’s Edge of Predatory Publishing 
  An Interview with Jeffrey Beall

� Mary Kemper

 182 MEMBERS MATTERS 
  Resilience: One Family's History  
  The Skills and Tools for Organizing Large Amounts  
  of Discordant Information Into a Cohesive Story  
  � Judy Stone

 185 AMWA NEWS
AMWA, EMWA, and ISMPP Promote Ethical,  
Professional Medical Writing in JAMA Oncology  
Letter to the Editor � Thomas M. Schindler and  

Gail V. Flores

From the President/Inaugural Address  
� Katrina R. Burton 

Introducing the 2021-2022 Board of Directors 
� Katrina R. Burton

 
  




