Write Medicine

About Write Medicine

Write Medicine is the go-to library for crafting high-quality continuing medical education (CME). If TED Talks and a mastermind group had a podcast baby for CME professionals, it would be Write Medicine. Think of it as the NPR of continuing medical education: smart, engaging, and packed with insights you can use right away. Here's the thing about writing CME/CE content — most people learn it the hard way. There's no clear playbook, the standards keep shifting, and the difference between education that checks a box and education that actually changes clinical practice comes down to craft nobody teaches you directly. That's what this library is for. Across 150+ conversations, host Alexandra Howson, PhD, cracks open the secrets of powerful CME content — decoding adult learning, designing outcomes that matter, working with faculty and SMEs, sharpening your writing craft, and navigating the fast-changing world of medical education. Some episodes are focused solo deep-dives; others bring in industry pros to share what's working now. Listen, learn, and level up your CME game.

Publisher

Alexandra Howson PhD

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Feb 2021

Latest episode

29 May 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 178 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Rewrite Your Power: Who This Retreat Is For and What You'll Walk Away With

   Host Alex Howson interviews retreat leader Marybeth Donahoe about who is ready for transformative retreats and the lasting impact of embracing feminine support.

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   27 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Retreats Work: Disconnection, Body Wisdom, and the Science of Letting Go

   Host Alex Howson interviews yoga teacher and retreat leader Marybeth Donahoe about societal disconnection, body wisdom, and the science of letting go.

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   25 Feb 2026

   You Don't Have a Workflow. You Have a Habit. AI in CME: Moving from Experimenting to Implementing

   Most people in CME and medical writing are using AI. Fewer have an actual workflow — something documented, repeatable, and defensible enough to explain to a client or compliance reviewer. This episode explores why that gap matters, what a staged workflow looks like in practice, and why this is becoming a professional differentiator right now. In this episode: Why "I try things and sometimes it works" is a ceiling, not a process The difference between using AI and having an AI workflow What the 2026 MedComms Freelancing Barometer tells us about where the field is right now Why documentation and traceability are the parts most people skip — and why that's changing Ready to build your workflow? The AI Practice Lab starts March 9th. Four weeks, eight live sessions, hands-on work with Núria Negrão PhD. You'll leave with a documented, repeatable AI workflow for research, drafting, and quality control — one you can confidently explain to clients and teams. → Join the AI Practice Lab (https://community.writecmepro.com/checkout/ai-in-cme) Mentioned in this episode: AI Practice Lab Build a Practical, Safe, Repeatable AI-assisted Workflow in Just 4 Weeks. March 9 - April 2 Move beyond experimenting with AI. In this 4-week practice lab, work hands-on with Núria Negrão to build a documented, repeatable AI workflow for research, drafting, and quality control—one you can confidently explain to clients and teams. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Inside a recent episode

Rewrite Your Power: Who This Retreat Is For and What You'll Walk Away With

Published 29 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so I would love for the women who come to our retreat with us to leave with a renewed sense of clarity around their own voice and how they want to use that voice and that sense of power and authority and a sense of firm grounding in who they are and how they want to show up in the world. […]

Who has been a guest on Write Medicine

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Marybeth Donahoe
• Gina Castiblanco PhD
• Zsuzsa Csik
• [Guest Name]
• Dean Krouk

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

22,874

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

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Quality

94

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

51

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