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Jim Hesson

Academic English Solutions

I am passionate about editing science and medical manuscripts, and I enjoy helping authors tell their best research story. I have revised over 1,900 scientific journal articles published in peer-reviewed journals such as Nature, Cell, PLOS ONE, Science Magazine, Cochrane Reviews, PNAS, and various IEEE journals.

I provide copyediting of scientific journal articles, NIH grant applications, regulatory documents and FDA submissions, PhD dissertations, academic monographs (books), continuing medical education materials, medical and health communication newsletters and blogs, and other scholarly, scientific, and technical documents. In addition to editing, I am available to write manuscripts, provided sufficient support. I have revised a wide range of manuscripts from various areas the physical sciences, natural sciences, arts and humanities, and social sciences, but the majority of the manuscripts I edit are from the life sciences. I am experienced in editing manuscripts written by scientists and scholars who are not native speakers of English. I can align manuscripts with the following style guides:

  • AMA Manual of Style 11th ed.
  • Chicago Manual of Style 17th ed.
  • Council of Science Editors: Scientific Style & Format 8th ed.
  • APA Style Manual 7th ed.
  • IEEE Editorial Style Manual
  • American Chemical Society Style Guide
  • Oxford Style Manual

EDUCATION

–Earned a certificate in Medical Writing from the University of California, San Diego, which includes completing 270 hours of coursework in the following classes:

  • 
Medical Terminology: An Anatomy and Physiology Approach 

  • Practical Clinical Statistics for the Non-Statistician 

  • Grammar Lab 

  • Introduction to Medical Writing and Editing 

  • The Spectrum of Medical Writing and Editing 

  • Applied Medical Writing and Editing 

  • Ethics for Medical Writers 

  • Designing Figures, Tables, and Graphs 

  • Citations and Reference Methods for Medical 

  • The Drug Development Process 

  • Understanding Oncology 

  • Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)

  • Capstone in Journal Article and Publication Development

 

–Earned the American Medical Writers Association’s Essential Skills certificates for medical writers. 

–Earned a certificate of Copyediting from the University of California at San Diego.

—MEd., Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

–Bachelor of Arts – BA, STEPEC, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

–Completed courses on medical statistics, chemistry, molecular and cellular biology, epidemiology, oncology, real-world evidence, anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology.

CERTIFICATIONS/ACCOMPLISHMENT

Carlsbad, CA
US

https://www.academicenglishsolutions.com

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Years in the field: 19
Years freelancing: 19

jim.hesson.30359

Jim Hesson

Member at Large

I am passionate about editing science and medical manuscripts, and I enjoy helping authors tell their best research story. I have revised over 1,900 scientific journal articles published in peer-reviewed journals such as Nature, Cell, PLOS ONE, Science Magazine, Cochrane Reviews, PNAS, and various IEEE journals.

I provide copyediting of scientific journal articles, NIH grant applications, regulatory documents and FDA submissions, PhD dissertations, academic monographs (books), continuing medical education materials, medical and health communication newsletters and blogs, and other scholarly, scientific, and technical documents. In addition to editing, I am available to write manuscripts, provided sufficient support. I have revised a wide range of manuscripts from various areas the physical sciences, natural sciences, arts and humanities, and social sciences, but the majority of the manuscripts I edit are from the life sciences. I am experienced in editing manuscripts written by scientists and scholars who are not native speakers of English. I can align manuscripts with the following style guides:

  • AMA Manual of Style 11th ed.
  • Chicago Manual of Style 17th ed.
  • Council of Science Editors: Scientific Style & Format 8th ed.
  • APA Style Manual 7th ed.
  • IEEE Editorial Style Manual
  • American Chemical Society Style Guide
  • Oxford Style Manual

EDUCATION

–Earned a certificate in Medical Writing from the University of California, San Diego, which includes completing 270 hours of coursework in the following classes:

  • 
Medical Terminology: An Anatomy and Physiology Approach 

  • Practical Clinical Statistics for the Non-Statistician 

  • Grammar Lab 

  • Introduction to Medical Writing and Editing 

  • The Spectrum of Medical Writing and Editing 

  • Applied Medical Writing and Editing 

  • Ethics for Medical Writers 

  • Designing Figures, Tables, and Graphs 

  • Citations and Reference Methods for Medical 

  • The Drug Development Process 

  • Understanding Oncology 

  • Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)

  • Capstone in Journal Article and Publication Development

 

–Earned the American Medical Writers Association’s Essential Skills certificates for medical writers. 

–Earned a certificate of Copyediting from the University of California at San Diego.

—MEd., Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

–Bachelor of Arts – BA, STEPEC, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

–Completed courses on medical statistics, chemistry, molecular and cellular biology, epidemiology, oncology, real-world evidence, anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology.

CERTIFICATIONS/ACCOMPLISHMENT

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