Workshop: Improve your scientific writing

The Program for Neurology Research & Discovery and the Office of Faculty Development are pleased to offer this workshop presented by Phillip Leventhal, Ph.D., editor-in-chief of Medical Writing.

Through a combination of lecture and exercises, participants in this workshop will receive an introduction to medical and scientific writing for journals and grants including:

• How to start and move forward: from problem statements to outlines to a logical text.

• Techniques to clarify writing at a sentence, paragraph, and document level.

• Guiding your reader with visual elements.

• Putting these into practice through group or full-class exercises

Date: Thursday, July 26

Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Breakfast and lunch provided)

Location: Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Central

Register online 

This workshop is hosted by the Office of Faculty Development and is open to faculty. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this workshop, or have questions about accessibility, please contact Jordan Wright at wjordan@med.umich.edu or 734-764-2574. Advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange so letting us know at least 2 weeks in advance is much appreciated.