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Lindsay E. Edmunds
Venetia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Editorial Services

Writing, rewriting, substantive editing, copyediting, and editorial proofreading of journal articles, executive summaries, monographs, patient education materials, continuing education modules, white papers, abstracts, slides, brochures, manuals, meeting materials, and Web site copy.

Employment History

1983–1985:
American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC

  • Technical copyeditor. Edited text and tables, sized figures, and proofread galleys for nine scholarly journals.

1985–1986:
Army Magazine, Arlington, VA

  • Assistant editor. Edited features and columns, checked facts, wrote headlines and captions, and assisted in production of four-color magazine.

2001:
Scientific Consulting Group, Gaithersburg, MD

  • Writer, editor, and researcher. Rewrote and did substantive editing of reports on topics such as nursing research, cancer statistics, and mental health. Wrote general guidelines for preparing a scientific manuscript. Did Web-based research on health-related topics as assigned.

1986–present:
Self-employment as an editor and writer.

Clients: Writing, Rewriting, and Substantive Editing

  • American Medical Publishing
  • American Pharmacists Association
  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  • Ascend Media
  • First American Bank
  • Conservation Foundation
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
  • National Pharmaceutical Council
  • Princeton Healthcare Media

Clients: Copyediting

  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • American Medical Publishing
  • American Pharmacists Association
  • American Psychiatric Press
  • American Public Health Association
  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  • Arlington Hospital
  • Ascend Media
  • BioReview
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Pharmaceutical Council
  • Pharmacy Times
  • Princeton Healthcare Media
  • Sciences International
  • The TSW Group
  • Williams & Wilkins Company
  • Wolf Publications

Clients: Editorial Proofreading

  • Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
  • American Pharmacists Association
  • American Psychiatric Press
  • Aspen Corporation, BioReview
  • National Cancer Institute

Education
AB in English, Mount Holyoke College; MA, PhD in English, Penn State University; certification as an Editor in the Life Sciences (ELS) by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences.

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