Medical Assistant

RITA A. WILLIAMS

West Windsor, New Jersey *****

***************@*****.*** http://www.linkedin.com/in/ritawilliams1 609-***-****

SUMMARY

• Excellent researcher, with strong capabilities in developing search strategy and executing literature

searches. Superb healthcare grant writer with multifaceted skills in writing a variety of genres.

Experienced in researching using both medical databases such as PubMed and more general search

engines such as Google. Self-starter able to work both independently and collaboratively.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Doctoral Candidate, English Department, University of Delaware, Newark, 2006-present

• Developed research plans, performed research in databases. Analyzed research. Identified resources for

dissertation. Wrote results of research.

Master’s Candidate, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, 2004-2006

• Developed research plans, performed research in databases. Analyzed research. Identified resources for

thesis. Wrote results of research.

Research Assistant, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, 2004-2006

• Researched material for English professors, both in academic databases and general search engines.

GRANT WRITING EXPERIENCE

Doctoral Candidate, English Department, University of Delaware, Newark, 2006-present

• Researched, developed, and wrote successful grants in support of doctoral research. Developed budgets.

Wrote follow-up reports and monitored budgets. Researched funders and maintained grants calendar.

Managed submission requirements and procedures.

o Selected grants won: 1) College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Doctoral Student Summer Fellowship

in Public Engagement, 2012; 2) Summer Research Fellowship, English Department Graduate

Program, 2011

Director of Grant Development, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

(ISPOR), Lawrenceville, NJ, 2005-2008

• Established a grant office at healthcare nonprofit in support of special projects. Wrote grants, reports,

letters of inquiry, briefing memos, and related material. Researched and developed grants. Researched

potential funders; analyzed funders for fit with needs of organization and scope. Developed procedures

for submission requirements and reporting. Developed relationships with funders.

o Selected grant won: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Conference Grant, for “Building a

Pragmatic Road Forward: An ISPOR Consensus Development Workshop on the Future of the

Quality-Adjusted Life Year”

Master’s Candidate, English Department, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, 2004-2006

• Researched, developed, and wrote successful grants in support of return to and continuation of graduate

school. Researched funders and funding process.

o Selected grants won: 1) Geraldine Marren Fellowship, American Association of University Women

(AAUW), 2006–2007; 2) Margaret Yardley Fellowship, New Jersey State Federation of Women’s

Clubs, 2003

Participant, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants

Administration, Boston, 2006

HEALTHCARE FIELD EXPERIENCE

Medical Editor, Metroproof, New York, NY, 2005

• Contract medical editor for agency. Client: Cline Davis & Mann. Edited a wide variety of medical

communications for AMA style and consistency, including posters and brochures.

Medical Editor, Complete Healthcare Communications, Chadds Ford, PA, 2000-2004

• Edited a wide variety of medical communications for AMA style and consistency, including

manuscripts, posters, and slide kits. Wrote letters and other selected material.

Medical Editor, DesignWrite, Princeton, NJ, 1996-2000

• Developed and wrote proposals, executive summaries, and continuing medical education material.

Recruited faculty for symposia. Conducted literature searches. Edited a wide variety of medical

communications for AMA style and consistency, including posters, manuscripts, supplements,

continuing education materials, abstracts, and slide kits. Placed research in Reference Manager.

Certificates, Medical Editing/Writing

• Completed "Understanding ACCME Accreditation" Workshop, Accreditation Council for Continuing

Medical Education, 1999

• Took core curriculum courses, American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), 1999

WRITING AND EDITING EXPERIENCE

Writer, Retaining the Meta: Adventures of a Midlife PhD blog (http://retainingthemeta.wordpress.com), (2013-

present)

• Created and write a blog on issues in higher education and culture. Sole author. Conceptualize and

develop coverage. Develop focus and marketing plan. Publicize using Twitter. Designed site. Maintain

site and publication schedule.

Writer, Professional Service Group of Central New Jersey (http://psgcnjnewsletter.wordpress.com), Somerville,

NJ, 2013-present (volunteer position)

• Write press releases and newsletter features for Transition to Success, online newsletter of organization

dedicated to increasing employment in New Jersey. Research feature stories. Collaborate with

colleagues on writing schedule and coverage. Member of Marketing and Communications Committee.

Freelance Writer, 2005

• Wrote healthcare communications as freelance writer.

Author, 2005-present

• Wrote and delivered 16 conference presentations (list available on request).

• Wrote and published three academic articles (list available on request).

Financial Editor, Credit Suisse First Boston, New York, NY (now Credit Suisse), 1995-1996

• Edited a wide variety of equity research products for style and consistency.

Financial Editor, S.G. Warburg & Co., Inc., New York, NY (now UBS), 1993-1995

• Edited a wide variety of equity research products for style and consistency.

Financial Editor, Lehman Brothers Inc., New York, NY, 1987-1993

• Edited a wide variety of equity research products for style and consistency. Wrote selected material

(training materials, features, summaries, blurbs, captions, and so forth). Edited weekly investment

summary.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Proctor, Princeton Review, April 2014-present

• Proctor LSATs and SATs to ensure test-taking security. Direct test-taking activities and timing.

Participate in online training sessions via Blackboard.

Instructor, English Department, University of Delaware, Newark, 2007-2013

• Created and wrote teaching materials for undergraduate courses in English Department, including

presentations, learning material, supplemental materials, evaluation rubrics, and assessment tools.

Provided in-classroom instruction. Reviewed and commented on student work; graded student work.

Teaching Assistant, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, Fall 2005

• Developed lectures and course materials in English Department. Intern for professor.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. program, English Department, University of Delaware 2006-present (expected 2015)

• M.A., English Department, Villanova University (with distinction) 2006

• B.A., English Department, University of California, Berkeley

COMPUTER SKILLS

Web-based research databases (such as PubMed)

Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Reference software (RefMan, RefWorks)

Social Media (WordPress, Twitter, Facebook)

Adobe Acrobat

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