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FROM THE EDITOR
First Word

FEATURE
AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement on  
Medical Publications, Preprints, and Peer Review 
 
CALENDAR OF MEETINGS

RESEARCH
A Brief History of the COVID-19 Pandemic and  
Current Efforts to Combat It � Jeanette Towles

FEATURE - SCIENCE SERIES
Intersections of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome  
Coronavirus 2, Coronavirus Disease 2019, and the  
Cardiovascular System � Jennifer L. Busch 

PRACTICAL MATTERS
Little-Known Tips for Using Microsoft Word for  
Clear Writing � Monisha Arya and Sheeva Azma

FREELANCE FOCUS
Brian Bass, Lori De Milto, Cathryn D. Evans, and Phyllis Minick

What are the pros and cons of different types of  
medical writing (ie, pharmaceutical/biotech, regulatory, 
managed-care industry, the publishing industry, public 
relations, lay press, public health, nonprofits, and  
hospital/university)?

Have you offered daily rates to your clients? If so, what are the 
situations in which daily rates have worked best for you?



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

 MANAGING EDITOR Jennifer Workman

 SECTION EDITORS

 Around the Career Block Lauren McMahon, PharmD  

 Media and Technology Tara Ann Cartwright, PhD

 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

 EDITOR EMERITUS Lori L. Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC 

 EDITOR IN MEMORIAM Ronald J. Sanchez 

 2020–2021 PRESIDENT Gail V. Flores, PhD 
 2020–2021 BOARD LIAISON R. Michelle Sauer Gehring, PhD, ELS 

 2020–2021 STAFF LIAISON Shari Rager, MS, CAE

 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Susan Krug, MS, CAE

 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Amy Boches, biographics

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85  CREATIVE WRITINGS
  .death*  � Morgan Katz 

86  PRACTICAL MATTERS
  Three Exercises to Identify Ideal Clients You  
  Can Nurture Into Long-Term Relationships  
  � Katherine Molnar-Kimber, Brian Bass, Thomas Drake, 

  and Nicole Cooper

 90 EVERYDAY ETHICS
  Considerations for Developing Ethical Biomedical   
  Grant Proposals for The National Institutes  
  of Health � Chris S. Gandhi and Nancy Linford

 94 AMWA NEWS
From the President � Gail V. Flores

Harold Swanberg Distinguished Service Award  
� Elise Eller

2021 John P. McGovern Award Recipient:  
Stacy L. Christiansen, MA � Gail V. Flores

2021 Walter C. Alvarez Award Recipient:  
Harriet Washington � Sarah Dobney

Virtually Amazing: AMWA2021 � Sarah Dobney