Course

Title:		Writing for Medical Journals
Date:		February 12, 2009
Time:		5:00-7:00 PM
Location:		School of Medicine Classroom M-114
Sponsor:		Stanford's Lane Library & Knowlege Management Center
Course details:		In the first half of the class, we will examine the essentials of creating the peer-reviewed biomedical manuscript from the point of view of the journal editor. We will look carefully at what makes a good and bad manuscript and how scientists and physicians can significantly improve their manuscript-construction skills. In the second half of the class we will examine several aspects of writing: English usage and abusage, writing sentences and paragraphs, and how to use numerals and units. Instructor: Christopher Dant, Associate Director, Clinical Publications, Genentech.
Fee:		Free

Additional information and/or registration:		Seats are limited. Online pre-registration recommended.