CMB Lessons in Scientific Writing

Here are the 28 lessons from the China Medical Board course in biomedical writing. All the lessons are written in English. Special thanks to biomedical communication expert Elizabeth Whalen for doing most of the writing.

1. Other Topics (PDF document, 366Kb) | 19 Feb 2009
   Lesson on ethics, rights, and permissions. Lesson on spoken presentations and poster presentations.
2. Scientific English (PDF document, 3196Kb) | 19 Feb 2009
   Lessons on stock phrases, tenses, jargon, abbreviations, prepositions, use and misuse of English, articles, writing concisely, and revising and proofreading.
3. Other Types of Scientific Writing (PDF document, 759Kb) | 19 Feb 2009
   Lessons on preparing review articles, letters to the editor, book reviews, grant proposals, curricula vitae, case reports, and theses.
4. Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers, Part 4 (PDF document, 1818Kb) | 19 Feb 2009
   Lessons on preparing the title and abstract. Lessons about the editorial process and submitting an article. Course review and evaluation.
5. Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers, Part 3 (PDF document, 2348Kb) | 19 Feb 2009
   Lessons on preparing the reference list, discussion, introduction, and acknowledgments. Semester review and evaluation.
6. Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers, Part 2 (PDF document, 1199Kb) | 19 Feb 2009
   Lessons on preparing the methods section, author list, results section, tables, and illustrations.
7. Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers, Part 1 (PDF document, 630Kb) | 19 Feb 2009
   Lessons on using instructions for authors and on choosing journals.
8. Introductory Material (PDF document, 520Kb) | 19 Feb 2009
   Cover, title page, table of contents, preface, introductory lessons.