Hello! I’m Michael Moore, a freelance copyeditor, medical editor, and designer.
I hold a Certificate in Medical Editing from the American Medical Writers Association and a Certificate in Medical Terminology from Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, and also a Specialized Certificate in Copyediting from UC San Diego Extended Studies.
I am a member of the San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN)—and its VP of Membership Development; a member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA); a member of the American Copy Editors Society (ACES); and a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA).
Choosing between passions for music and science, I studied music at Newcastle University, in the UK, with an undergraduate focus on performance—I’m a cellist—and a graduate focus in musicology.
During my graduate studies I moved to Cambridge, and later London, and began campaigning for electoral reform and on human rights issues. Working and volunteering for numerous NGOs, I honed my skills in persuasive copywriting, copyediting, and proofreading.
I moved to the United States in 2020 and later started working as a copyeditor and medical editor, mostly in the pharmaceutical industry.
I edit medical manuscripts, including research papers for submission to peer review journals and genetic medicines clinical trial regulatory documents for submission to regulatory bodies such as the FDA (US), EMA (EU), and PMDA (Japan).
I enjoy working across the breadth of my expertise and I am uncompromising in my approach to editing. It is my broad experience in the humanities and in science that makes me the editor for the job.
Please get in touch if you are in need of a positively uncompromising editor.
EDUCATION and certifications
Certificate in Medical Editing from the American Medical Writers Association.
Certificate in Medical Terminology from Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences.
Specialized Certificate in Copyediting from UC San Diego Extended Studies.
Course: Introduction to Medical Editing and AMA Style, Editorial Frelancers Association
Course: Clinical Trials and Regulatory Writing Primer, UC San Diego Extended Studies Medical Writing Program.
Course: Introduction the Medical Writing and Editing, UC San Diego Extended Studies Medical Writing Program.
workshops and Conferences
Conference: ACES 2024 San Diego: Unleashing Creativity.
Webinar: Editing Articles for Submission to a Scientific or Medical Journal, Kelly Schrank, MA, ELS. EFA.
Conference: ACES VCON 2023.
Webinar: Inclusive Language Guidance for Scientific Publishing. AMWA.
Webinar: Introduction to Medical-Legal Report Editing, Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa. SD/PEN.
Webinar: Recognizing and Removing Nonempathetic Language in Biomedical Communication, Mary E. Knatterud, PhD. AMWA.
Webinar: Overview of the New AMA Manual of Style, 11th Edition, Stacy L. Christiansen, MA. AMWA.
Webinar: Eliminating Wordiness in Abstracts and Other Writing, Erica Goodoff, ELS. AMWA.
Webinar: Working with Authors Who are Non-native English Speakers, Katharine O’Moore-Klopf, ELS. AMWA.
Professional Affiliations
VP of Membership Development at San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN).
Member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).
Member of the American Copy Editors Association (ACES).
Member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA).
Acknowledgements
I live and work on the Aboriginal territory of the Kumeyaay Diegueño Nation and the territory of the Payómkawichum Luiseño people.
I support the Native American Land Conservancy, which works to acquire, preserve, and protect sacred lands nationwide, and the Kumeyaay Diegueño Land Conservancy, whose work has allowed the Kumeyaay to regain direct management of traditional territories and to protect sacred sites. I encourage others to support Indigenous-led land conservancy organizations working to protect the Indigenous territories on which they reside.