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Judith's
Bio
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two-paragraph version
Judith is
an editor and writer whose background includes writing feature articles
for national magazines and daily newspapers coast-to-coast, editing for
Internet technology companies, and writing or editing for medical technology,
treatment and research organizations, as well as national health agencies
(please see Clients and
Kudos for details). You can find samples of her work in the Portfolio,
Newsletter Archive
and Recent Articles
sections.
 She
completed Stanford University School of Medicine's Medical Informatics
Short Course and their medical library's training in EndNote software
for searching MEDLINE, plus the medical editing classes from Editcetera
in Berkeley and the Editorial Freelancers Association in New York City.
She's also enrolled in medical writing and editing courses in the American
Medical Writers Association's multidisciplinary certification program.
As you can tell, she believes in continuing
education to update and hone skills and knowledge in her specialties.
She has worked
on staff for the American Red Cross, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the
American Cancer Society and currently works as a contractor for several
health- or tech-related companies. She was a freelance journalist for
nearly 20 years, writing for national magazines and daily newspapers coast-to-coast
and Web sites (websites). For the last decade, she has edited technical
documentation and marketing copy for several well-known Internet and medical
technology corporations. You'll find a listing of her clients and
unsolicited kudos about her work in the Clients
and Kudos section.
Judith is
the author of The Woman's Guide
to Online Services (McGraw-Hill, 1995), as well as chapters
in three books for writers, and has taught magazine writing for
The New School, in New York City, and the University of California, Santa
Cruz. She has B.A. and nearly two years of graduate work in
psychology and has won awards from United Way, IABC,
PRSA and other professional associations.
In addition
to her volunteer work as a local disaster relief worker. Judith has served
on the board and chaired the Web
Content special-interest group (SIG) of the Silicon Valley
Web Guild. She has also been a member of these professional associations:
- American
Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
- American
Medical Writers Association (AMWA)
- American
Psychological
Association (APA)
- Association
of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)
- Bay Area
Editors' Forum (BAEF), San Francisco Bay area
- California
Patient Relations Association (CaPRA)
- Society
for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy (SHCA), part of the American Hospital
Association
- Society
for Technical Communications (STC), Medical Writing, Technical Editing
and Independent Contractors special-interest groups, Silicon Valley
She'll be
glad to send her full résumé
on request.
Brief
Bio
Judith Broadhurst,
owner of Polished Prose editorial services, is an editor and
writer who has won awards from IABC, PRSA, United Way and others.
She specializes in writing, editing and developing newsletters; Web content
planning and articles; case studies; reports; and Web or MEDLINE (PubMed)
research for medical informatics and related technology, healthcare, health
communications, patient and consumer education, and psychology companies,
associations and consultants.
After working
for hospitals and national health agencies, Judith wrote freelance
feature articles for national magazines and daily newspapers
before specializing in copyediting and substantive editing. She has a
B.A. in psychology and continually updates her knowledge through
workshops and courses.
She'll be
glad to send her full résumé
on request.
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