Two UK-qualified pharmacists who, like you, are dedicated to helping people through the power of written word. After years of being front line essential workers, both Hass and Virginia have taken a step back from their respective clinical roles within the NHS and pursued their passion for medical writing.
Together we have
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Worked with over 30 healthcare brands
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Years of experience as pharmacists
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Worked and lived in over 6 countries
Meet: Hass
I had no intention of ever working as a medical writer. Not only did not know what medical writing is, but I had absolutely no idea how to get into it in the first place. It sort of just…happened?
Due to some unforeseen circumstances, I found myself stuck on one of the world’s biggest honeymoon destinations – Bali.
Yes. Stuck.
As awful as that may sound, the truth in the matter is, I struggled. Not only because I couldn’t get back home to the UK, but because I had no idea what to do with myself. At home, I’m a specialist clinical pharmacist, a role that I absolutely adore, yet can’t pursue in Indonesia.
So what do I do?
I looked for various ways in which a UK-trained pharmacist can work remotely. Surprisingly, I found no luck, other than a few recommendations suggesting I volunteer as a medic at a hostel, until I came across an article about a pharmacist working as a medical writer in the Bahamas.
I was hooked. I wanted in. How did they do it?
Fast-forward to now, I have set up my own business, worked with some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical brands, and co-founded Write Clinic.
Want to know how to find a medical writing job and start earning that juicy medical writing salary?
Meet: Virginia
I’ll admit I didn’t even know medical writing existed until I found myself in it!
I was a pharmacist for 7 years and loved chatting with patients and helping them improve their health by breaking down complex medical terms and giving them easy “how to” guides. You could say I was a medical “speaker”!
During the 2020 pandemic, I moved abroad with my husband and I couldn’t work in a pharmacy without being able to speak German.
My turning point was realising I needed a way to make an income online. But I didn’t have a portfolio! So I dived into making my first ever website, and I started writing a blog about what I love – travel health.
I won a competition to write scripts for YouTube against 900 other pharmacists and got some freelance work for an online doctor to review 80 of their pages. This portfolio, and a recruiter on LinkedIn, helped me land a job at a medical communications agency.
But oh dear did I make some mistakes along the way – including charging a tiny amount of compensation for my work. I might still be upset about that.
I love sharing my experiences as a medical writer to help you learn what I wish I knew when I got started.
I now work remotely as an in-house medical copywriter, but nothing is more rewarding and humbling than getting the opportunity to teach you.
