Southern Methodist University

Writer / Editor

American Heart Association

Writer/Editor

Freelance medical and science writing and editing for clients including the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, WebMD, CURE magazine, UT Southwestern, Gannett Healthcare Group, and Sigma Theta Tau (International Honor Society of Nursing).

Dallas/Fort Worth

Freelance Communications / Consultant

Develop and write scientific and medically focused communications for UT Southwestern's NCI-designated Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, including annual reports for the center, disease-focused reports, e-newsletters, original and ghost-written articles highlighting faculty research, and a variety of other printed, electronic, and social media content related to events, scientific findings, marketing campaigns and more. Help develop and maintain externally and internally focused web pages and other internal communications. Provide editing support where needed.

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Senior Science Writer

Most recently I was planning and directing the new release of our website for cancer patients (www.curetoday.com). I also served as the founding managing editor of Heal: Living Well After Cancer, a magazine for cancer survivors that folded due to current economic climate. My job duties included occasional writing as well.

CURE Media Group

Managing Editor

Served as managing editor for regional nursing magazine. Managed freelancers, planned and outlined content, edited stories, and occasionally covered medical or nursing meetings and wrote for magazine. Coordinated coverage and production with editors in main office (in Chicago).

Nursing Spectrum

Freelance writing and editing covering science, medicine, and health care, including work for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, and Harris Methodist Hospital-Fort Worth.

(Self-Employed)

Freelance Writer / Editor

Most recently, a science department writer developing a new beat covering mental health/psychiatry/etc. Earlier, an editor in the science/medicine department (Discoveries), planning coverage and graphics, editing stories, coaching writers, writing stories occasionally and frequently writing graphic (sidebar) material.

Karen Patterson