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Prelogue

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As a brand new editorial assistant, I understand that I have a long way to go to really 'get' what Medical Communications is all about. I seem to have enough difficulty getting print items proof marked and sent to production. Or I get slowed down by a seemingly endless list of copyright permissions. Or sometimes I panic that I am not being legally compliant and so don't talk about my work. Today's Annual Company Meeting was great in the sense that I got to see my company as (a bit more of) a whole. There's a lot to this career I've picked. From proprietary websites to physician videos, and from good-old publications to conducting steering committee meetings via Skype-with-tassles (essentially). There really is so much that I could get my teeth into. And it's all really exciting! I think I would love to break away from the 'old-school' (but never-the-less important)publications, and into a more inventive, digital role. I'm looking forward to devel...