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Writing in the Disciplines: WID: Health Sciences

Topics on writing in different academic disciplines. Choose from videos, presentations and documents created by faculty in each discipline.

Health Sciences

Find resources to assist you in writing in the Health Sciences disciplines.

Resources include: Handouts, videos, and presentations (Prezis).

Handouts

Case Study Outline
This handout acts as an outline for structuring a case study. This handout also provides areas to write in an abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussions, and a conclusion.

Lab Reports
This handout outlines the components of a lab report and provides tips for writing a successful lab report.

Writing a Grant Proposal
This handout outlines the sections to cover in a grant proposal, such as: the cover letter, abstract, introduction, timeline, etc.
Writing in Kinesiology
This handout outlines the types of writing in kinesiology, such as medical notes and lab reports.

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Videos

Writing in Nursing

Dr. Rebecca Benfield speaks to writing in the field of nursing and the affects writing has in nursing.

Writing Arguments
How do you write a coherent, focused argument that your readers will be able to follow and will find convincing? It isn't easy, but these suggestions can help.
Writing in Medicine
Dr. Weismiller talks about the transition from undergraduate writing to higher level writing in the medical field.

Prezis

Clinical Decision Making in Nursing

This Prezi outlines the Clinical Decision Making process: Assess, Plan, Intervene, and Evaluate.