AMWA New Membership
This page is for new members only. If you are renewing your membership, please go here.
Types of membership
There are two membership categories offered by AMWA.
- Ordinary membership is open to any person who is a medical writer, journalist or editor in the media, including specialist publications, except a person whose sole work is directed to the promotion of a product or commercial organisations.
- Affiliate membership is open to any person who supports the aims of the association but who is not eligible for Ordinary membership or students and retirees who choose the discount.
If you are unsure which membership category is right for you, please email us: membership@medicalwriters.org.
Ordinary member
Eligibility: Any person whose main writing is as a medical writer, journalist or editor in any media, including specialist publications and online publications, EXCEPT those whose sole writing is promotional (see ‘Affiliate’).
Types of writing: Medical/health journalism, Technical writing, Academic writing, Journal editor
Employment: self-employed/freelance, health/medical publisher, academic publisher, government department, university, health peak body
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- AMWA Facebook group membership
For new membership applications: please also email a copy of your CV to membership@medicalwriters.org to support your application.
Affiliate member
Eligibility: Any person who supports the aims of the association, but who is not eligible for the Ordinary Member category.
This includes writers whose sole work is directed to the promotion of a product or a commercial organisation, and full-time students or retirees.
Affiliate membership entitles you to receive the AMWA newsletter and email broadcasts and to receive discounts for the annual AMWA conference, workshops and seminars.
Become a member
Contact
For more information, contact AMWA Membership Secretary, Ruth Hadfield: membership@medicalwriters.org. Please allow time for your membership to be processed. Membership applications are approved by the AMWA Executive Committee every few weeks. Further information about AMWA, events and membership is on our website wwww.medicalwriters.org