Resume of Patricia A. French
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Freelance Writer/Editor 1994–present
Clients include AlphaMedica,
Inc.; American Academy
of HIV Medicine; American
Cancer Society; American
Medical Writers Association; American Society
of Neuroradiology; Chelsea
House Publishers; Duke Clinical
Research Institute; Duke
Fuqua School of Business; EnablEd,
LLC; FHI; GlaxoSmithKline; Journal
of Clinical Orthodontics; Maquet/Datascope
Corp.; McMurry, Inc.;
Meeting Demands, LLC; Medical
Economics, Inc.; Mosby,
Inc. (now Elsevier); Peloton
Advantage; Quantum
Medical Communications; Regado
Biosciences, Inc.; Rete Biomedical
Communications; sanofi-aventis; St.
Renatus, LLC; Symbiotix,
Inc.; Thomson Interphase; UNC
School of Dentistry; U.S. EPA; and physicians,
researchers, and other clients around the world.
Duke
Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 1996–2006
Editor; Sr. Editor; Clinical Research Communications Specialist
III; Web Development Project Manager; Manager, START Team. In
addition to writing and editing various materials, also developed
a manuscript-tracking database, taught writing classes, and supervised
writers/editors and support staff.
ASTRA USA, Inc. (now AstraZeneca),
Westborough, MA 1989–1991
Project Assistant. Wrote/edited sections of NDAs: Nonclinical
Pharmacology/Toxicology, Microbiology, clinical trial summaries,
ISE/ISS, Risk/Benefit Assessments. Wrote package inserts, Investigator’s
Brochures, protocols, CRFs, consent forms. Developed literature
database on AIDS, antiviral drugs, and herpes viruses. Monitored
Phase I, II trials. Developed/managed expanded-access program;
supervised staff on project.
- B.S., Biology. Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA. GPA: 4.0. 1993
- Diploma, Registered/Certified Medical Assistant. Andon College, San Jose, CA. GPA: 3.99. 1983
- American Medical Writers Association member since 1992: Carolinas chapter newsletter editor 2005–2007, Web boss 2005–2008
- Council of Science Editors member since 1994; book reviewer for Science Editor (CSE's journal)
- Editorial Freelancers Association member since 2008
- Freelancers Union member since 2007
- Microsoft applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
- OpenOffice: Writer, Calc, Draw, Impress, Base
- HTML editor: Dreamweaver
- Citation applications: Zotero, Reference Manager, EndNotes
- Other: Acrobat Professional
- Internet: various search engines and browsers, Medline, PubMed