About this Event
Welcome to the 2025 American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Southwest Chapter Annual Conference!
Join us for an afternoon filled with networking, learning, and fun. Connect, learn, and grow with fellow medical communicators, medical writers & editors!
Sponsored by the John P. McGovern Foundation
When: Saturday, March 29, 2025, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm CST
Location: Methodist Hospital, The Dunn Rio Grande Conference Center, 6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Format: Hybrid (in-person and online)
Program co-chairs: Goldina Erowele, PharmD, MBA, and Xavier Scott, PhD
Program
Welcome/Introduction - Julie Bradford, MA, AMWA Southwest Chapter President
Opening Presentation
- The Narrative Rx: Storytelling as a Medical Writer's Superpower (Goldina Erowele, PharmD, MBA, Principal Consultant, KJC Media Health, AMWA Southwest Chapter Conference Co-Chair)
Break
Panel: Use of Technology in Medical Writing
- A Medical Writer's Guide to the Tech Era from API to XML (Jenni Pickett, PhD, Medical Writing Success Director, Yseop)
- The Tech Revolution: AI in Medical Writing (Yashika Charla, MS, Medical Writer and Mentor)
- Using PowerPoint to Create Visual Abstracts, Infographics, and Posters (Kelly Schrank, MA, ELS, Editor, Aquent Studios)
Break
Closing Presentation
- Publish or Perish: The Importance of Successful Publication Management (Kandice L. Tessneer, PhD, Scientific Technical Writer, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation)
Registration Cost
- AMWA member (in person) - $50
- AMWA member (virtual) - $25
- Methodist attendees - $0 (email us at to register)
- Non-AMWA members - $75
- Students - $20
Post Program Happy Hour: A post-conference Happy Hour will be held at Sixty Vines Houston, Rice Village, 2540 University Blvd, Houston, TX 77005
Registration will close at 11:00 pm CST on Friday, March 21. 2025.
There will be no refunds for cancellations received after 11:00 pm CST on Friday, March 21. 2025.
Questions? Email us at
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Houston Methodist (TMC) Dunn Rio Grande Conference Center, 6565 Fannin Street, Houston, United States
USD 20.00 to USD 75.00
