National medical writing workshop is now accepting applicants

THE Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development ( DOST- PCHRD), in cooperation with Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors ( PAMJE) and Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors ( APAME), will hold the 14th National Medical Writing Workshop and the 7th Writeshop for Young Researchers in Baguio City on August 6 to 7, 2018.

The workshop aims to help young investigators in health and social sciences acquire skills and knowledge in writing scientific articles, which may be published in a scholarly peer- reviewed journal.

Successful applicants will be granted free workshop registration, accommodation, and meals during the workshop. They will also be assigned to a mentorfacilitator who will guide them in preparing their articles for a brief presentation.

The workshop is designed for a maximum of 40 researchers in health sciences and health social sciences, aged 35 years old and below, who have a research project completed not more than two years ago and have drafted a manuscript for submission to a scholarly journal.

The selected draft manuscripts will be reviewed and revised during the workshop, based on the lectures and exercises, under the guidance of facilitators.

For more information about the workshop, email at