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Professional Experience

Freelance Writer/Editor     1994 - present
Clients include the American Academy of HIV Medicine; American Medical Writers Association; American Society of Neuroradiology; Chelsea House Publishers; Datascope Corp., Inc.; Duke Clinical Research Institute; EnablEd, LLC; Family Health International; GlaxoSmithKline; Meeting Demands, LLC; Medical Economics, Inc.; McMurry, Inc.; Mosby, Inc. (now Elsevier, Inc.); Quantum Medical Communications; Symbiotix, Inc.; Thomson Interphase; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and physicians, researchers, and individual 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.

Education

• 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

Publications (other than those listed under Portfolio)

• Kleiman NS, Freedman JE, Tracy PB, Furie BC, Bray PF, Rao SV, Phillips DR, Storey RF, Rusconi CP, French PA, Steinhubl SR, Becker RC. Platelets: developmental biology, physiology, and translatable platforms for preclinical investigation and drug development. Platelets. 2008;(in press).
• Upchurch M, Teaff R, French P, Hodgson PK. Grammarizing the colloquialized: jargon and usage in medical writing. Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Drug Information Association, San Antonio, Texas, June 15-19, 2003.
• Ohman M, Williams PA, Armstrong PW, et al. An early troponin T level predicts mortality after acute coronary ischemia. Med Update Ther Diagn Prevent. 1999;2:42-43.
• Williams PA, Califf RM, Topol EJ; the GUSTO-I Investigators. Tissue-type plasminogen activator's 10% one-year edge. Cardiol Rev. 1997;14:41-46.
• Ohman EM, Williams PA, Hodgson PK, et al. Using the Internet to enhance clinical trials performance. Cardio-Vasc Clin Trials. 1997;1:27-29.
• Peterson ED, O'Brien JE, Williams PA. How does estrogen replacement affect restenosis after coronary revascularization procedures? Cardiol Rev. 1997;14:10-17.
• Hodgson PH, Williams PA.* DCRI Handbook of Medical Writing. Durham, NC: Duke Clinical Research Institute Communications Office; 1996.
• Martin-Munley S, Williams P, Rulewski N. Risk factors associated with seizures in immunocompromised patients receiving foscarnet. Presented at the VII International Conference on AIDS, Florence, Italy, June 16-21, 1991. (abstract)

Professional Activities

• American Medical Writers Association member since 1992: Carolinas chapter newsletter editor 2005–2007, Web boss 2005–present
• Council of Science Editors member since 1994; book reviewer for Science Editor (CSE's journal)

Computer Skills

• Microsoft applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• HTML editor: Dreamweaver
• Citation applications: Reference Manager, EndNotes
• Other: Acrobat
• Internet: various search engines and browsers, Medline, PubMed

*My surname was Williams until August 1998.