Transform Your Medical Expertise into Impactful Writing.

Guided coaching and education to help you thrive in medical communication

“My experience working with Helen in the area of oncology has been very positive. She delivers high-quality work on time and on budget. She is an excellent listener, asks smart questions, and is passionate about her work. I highly recommend Helen as a scientific medical writer.”

Steve Eckert

President and CEO AKH Inc

“I have had the privilege to work with Helen Fosam over the past 8 years. Helen has a very strong work ethic, is extremely knowledgeable, a fantastic medical writer and researcher and a great pleasure to work with. Helen is patient, fair and smart. She is a collaborative worker and thus a terrific team player. Her extensive scientific background makes her an asset to any group in the medical industry, whether it is writing, editing, presenting, or brainstorming. I highly recommend Helen to any organization and I am certain she would bring enormous value to any team.”

Kathryn Pucci

Senior Vice President at Platform Q

“Helen has worked with us in the creation of needs assessments in several different disease states. She listened to our guidance, asked good questions, then researched and wrote creative, fact-based documents that supported the need for educational programs and demonstrated expertise in the disease state. She also provided regular status updates and met all assigned deadlines. She is a joy to work with.”

Nancy Lucas

Senior Director, Editorial , Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC

Services We Provide

We provide medical writing support of the absolute highest quality. Our work is tailored to meet the needs of medical education, product development, and the dissemination of medical information. We offer continuing medical education courses via our MiLHO platform that translates relevant content to the unique practicing environment of healthcare professionals in some parts of the world.

MEDICAL WRITING SUPPORT

The Edge Medical Writing provides medical writing support to medical education and pharmaceutical companies to prepare documents for healthcare professionals. We understand your need for quality and timely products. That is why we pay close attention to detail in everything we do.

MiLHO COURSES

 The practice of medicine is a journey of continuous professional development. The Missing Link to Improved Health Outcomes (MiLHO) platform provides relevant continuing medical education (CME) courses to healthcare professionals practicing in parts of the world with limited access to CME.

Why Use Us?

The Edge Medical Writing is the destination for your medical writing needs with a reputation for professionalism, efficiency, and commitment to delivering quality work, on time and on budget.

Quality work backed by experience

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Personalized to your needs

On time, on target, on budget

Committed to the ethical standards of our professional body, the American Medical Writers Association

FAQ

What is the Edge Medical Writing Philosophy?
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it took place.” — George Bernard Shaw

We are dedicated to ensuring that effective communication takes place. We don’t accept ‘good enough’. We strive to perfect what we do. Our philosophy is simple — we are committed to our client’s success, we deliver what we promise, aiming, always, to exceed your expectations.

What can the Edge Medical Writing bring to your team?
We bring experience and commitment to your team, and this is reflected in how we start and finish our work. We make a point to understand your needs so that we can offer a seamless extension to your medical writing team. We will work with you until the work is done.
We have an idea for a medical education project proposal but need clarity, can you help?

Consultancy is a service we offer. We will do the necessary research focused on your target audience to identify unmet needs, we can join your brainstorming meeting to offer our ideas, suggestions, and recommendations. We can help you to develop or revise concepts to resonate with your target audience.

What types of project and therapeutic areas do you work on?
We serve the medical education and pharmaceutical companies globally. Please visit our “Services” page to see the types of projects we do and therapeutic areas we cover. Please contact us for samples of our work.
What experience do you have in medical education and medical writing?
Before The Edge Medical Writing, Helen spent ten years as a medical writer in the medical education sector, including six years as Scientific Director at Medscape. It was during those years that Helen honed her skills in writing needs assessments that contributed to millions of dollars in revenue, in development for accredited medical education, and building relationship with key opinion leaders. As the CEO of The Edge Medical Writing, Helen knows the value experienced medical writers bring to the medical writing team. For that reason, Helen expects her team of writers to meet the high standards she set for herself.
How do you handle new projects, updates and revisions, and rush work?
We approach all our projects in the same way, first by listening and understanding your needs. For new projects, we discuss and agree on the scope, deliverables, and deadline. We adopt the same approach for project updates, revisions or change in scope. We know that opportunity knock at unexpected times, and our rush service is available when you need it.
What can I expect working with The Edge Medical Writing?
When you engage with The Edge Medical Writing, you can expect our commitment to deliver what we promise, to our highest standards. At our initial meeting, we will ask questions to understand your project needs. We want to know specifics such as your target audience/s, your desired message, and goal, including template and style unique to your business.

We make a point to keep you updated on project progress, and when we submit the completed project, we follow up on your satisfaction with our work. Our goal is to exceed your expectations. We keep strictly confidential all communications and documents provided to us for the purpose of completing your project. Your trust in us and our work is paramount.