Services

Writing Coaching

The Research Medical Library offers writing coach services for early-career clinical and basic science researchers. Writing coaches meet periodically (via Zoom) with MD Anderson authors throughout a writing project to provide one-on-one guidance, support, and feedback. We can help with almost any aspect of writing a research manuscript, review article, or grant application: getting started (brainstorming, outlining, and planning), writing a first draft, refining a draft, and improving cohesion and clarity. Our goal is to improve our researchers’ skills and confidence in writing to support their careers in biomedical research.

Coaching slots are now offered year-round/can be requested anytime. To sign up for writing coaching, please complete the application form.

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English Coaching

New! We now offer English as a Second Language coaching as well. If you’d like to improve your ability to converse in English, please contact Laura Russell at llrussell1@mdanderson.org. Sessions will be one-on-one and will be offered via Zoom.

One-on-one Zoom sessions. Participants will receive 30 minutes per week of individualized help over Zoom. For example, you can request help with pronunciation, vocabulary, or grammar, or you can practice and polish an upcoming presentation. To request one-on-one Zoom sessions, please contact Laura L. Russell at llrussell1@mdanderson.org. Zoom sessions will run from the week of May 5th through the week of July 21st. Available slots are limited, but there will be a waiting list for anyone who doesn’t secure a weekly session for the summer.

On-call English help. Year-round, you can get on-the-spot help with spoken English every Thursday from 8 am to 12 pm by contacting Laura L. Russell via Skype or email (llrussell1@mdanderson.org). The on-call service is intended to provide quick answers (to questions about word choice, pronunciation, grammar, etc.) or feedback (on a short presentation, for example). Skype calls are limited to 30 minutes.

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Editing

Our experienced scientific editors edit research manuscripts and grant proposals for MD Anderson faculty, staff, and trainees, free of charge. Learn more about our editing services.

Consultations

Online consultations are available on topics such as:

• EndNote
• Manuscript Formatting
• Citation styles (AMA, APA, etc.)

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