Contents V39 N3 FALL 2024 4 5 9 11 16 18 21 25 28 31 FROM THE GUEST EDITOR › Angela Russell Winnier THEME ARTICLES Advantages and Applicability of a Master Class Series as a Training Model for Mid-Career Medical Writers: Our Experience From the Perspectives of the Manager, Trainer, and Participants › Andriana Papaconstantinou, Anne McDonough, and Luba Binshtok The Call of the Open Road: Is Medical Writing Right for You? › Robin Whitsell Training the Medical Writers of the Future Using a Structured Entry-Level Program: A Life Sciences Communications Agency Perspective › Michelle Utton-Mishra, Melissa K. Purves, Linda Mascarenhas, and Valerie Moss Medical Writing and Editing Internships: Preparing the Next Generation of Medical Communication Professionals › Sidonie Jones TECHNOLOGY TALK Is the Hype Real? Real-Life User Experience of an Artificial Intelligence Tool for Clinical Study Report Production › Julia Forjanic Klapproth CE CRAFT CORNER Advance Your Writing Skills:Crafting Effective Multiple-Choice Questions for Continuing Education Activities › Heidi Veillette CONSCIOUS WRITING The Essential Elements of the Discussion Section of a Research Manuscript › Crystal R. Herron FREELANCE FOCUS › Melissa L. Bogen, Cathryn D. Evans, Lori De Milto, and Alex Howson Q1: What advice would you give to freelance medical writers, editors, or communicators who are new to medical writing and have limited writing experience? Q2: What are the top software tools for new medical writers? Q3: What is the role of generative artificial intelligence in medical writing? IN THE SERVICE OF GOOD WRITING How to Read (and Write) a Book › Laurie Endicott Thomas 50 45 11 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Michael G. Baker, PhD GUEST EDITOR Angela Russell Winnier, PhD MANAGING EDITOR Rachel Mosher, MA SECTION EDITORS Progress in Publications Qing Zhou, PhD, ELS Regulatory Insights Jennifer Bridgers, MS, MWC Science Series Naomi Bishop, MD Statistically Speaking Thomas M. Schindler, PhD Everyday Ethics Julie Ravo, BA, MA Freelance Focus Ruwaida Vakil, MSc CE Craft Corner Haifa Kassis, MD Practical Matters Elizabeth Kukielka, PharmD, MA, MS, MWC Around the Career Block Cecilia Petrus, MSc Technology Talk Kyla Ross, BS, MS REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS Freelance Focus Brian G. Bass, MWC Melissa L. Bogen, ELS Sherri Bowen, MA, ELS Lori De Milto, MJ Cathryn D. Evans Gail V. Flores, PhD Alex Howson, PhD Phyllis Minick In the Service of Good Writing Laurie Endicott Thomas, MA, ELS Conscious Writing Crystal R. Herron, PhD, ELS EDITORS IN MEMORIAM Lori L. Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC Ronald J. Sanchez 2023–2024 PRESIDENT R. Michelle Sauer, PhD, ELS 2023–2024 BOARD LIAISON Qing Zhou, PhD, ELS 2023–2024 STAFF LIAISON Shari Rager, MS, CAE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Susan Krug, MS, CAE GRAPHIC DESIGNER Amy Boches, biographics EDITORIAL OFFICE: ManagingEditor@amwa.org. Instructions for authors available at: www.amwajournal.org. ADVERTISING: Contact marketing@amwa.org or (240) 239-0940. All advertising is subject to acceptance by AMWA and should be for products and services relevant to professional medical communicators. AMWA is not responsible for the content of advertising and does not endorse any advertiser or its products or services. SUBSCRIPTION: The AMWA Journal is published quarterly. Subscription is included with AMWA membership. Nonmember subscriptions cost is $75 per year. CONTACT: American Medical Writers Association, 9841 Washingtonian Blvd, Suite 500-26, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. Phone: (240) 238-0940; Fax: (301) 294- 9006; Email: amwa@amwa.org. 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M O RE V39 N3 / 2024 REGULATORY INSIGHTS 35 European Union Regulation on Personal Data Protection in Medical Writing › Tatiana Revenco AMWA NEWS 40 From the President › R. Michelle Sauer 41 AMWA Annual Financial Report, 2022–2023 › Julie Phelan 43 2024 Walter C. Alvarez Award Recipient Oris Brawley, MD › Michele W. Sequeira 44 2024 John P. McGovern Award Recipient Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD › R. Michelle Sauer 45 2024 Golden Apple Award Recipient Kathy Spiegel, PhD, MWC › Loretta Bohn 46 2024 AMWA President's Award Recipient › Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH, ELS(H) R. Michelle Sauer 47 Member Awards Committee Announces Honors › Loretta Bohn 48 Officer Candidate Slate for the 2024–2025 Election › Roshawn (Shawn) Watson 50 Innovate, Inform, And Inspire: Jazz Up Medical Communication at the 2024 Medical Writing & Communication Conference › Michele W. Sequeira 51 Sneak Peek of the AMWA 2024 Medical Communication Compensation Survey Results › Shari Rager 54 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS Contents http://www.amwajournal.org