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The Medical Journalists’ Association has a membership of more than 450 health and medical writers, broadcasters and editors. We are based in the UK and exist to promote excellence in journalism, encourage and support our membership and provide opportunities for networking.
Upcoming MJA Events
MJA Awards Ceremony
September 15 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
News
Journalism and Mental Health: ITN journalists speak honestly of their experiences of covering Covid - Headlines Network has launched mental health workshops for journalists, mental health training for newsrooms and a podcast, Behind The Headlines, produced by MJA Member, and former BBC journalist, Rachael Buchanan, Read more...
Events
MJA Awards Ceremony 2022 - The MJA Awards Ceremony 2022 will be held on September 15, 2022. Join friends and colleagues for the highlight of the MJA calendar and be the first to know the Read more...
Blogs
Readers’ reactions to my BMJ piece on my own post-Covid burnout - I have written in the BMJ every week without fail for over seven years, with my columns informed by my day job as a hospital doctor and my experience in Read more...
Awards Latest
MJA Awards 2022: Meet the finalists - Congratulations to all the finalists in the MJA Awards 2022 and thank you to the hundreds of talented health and medical journalists who entered our awards.. Winners will be announced Read more...
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Resources
The history joys - The Jubilee celebrations have prompted a lot of coverage on the changes we’ve seen over the past 70 years,. On June 30, 2022, the Medical Journalists’ Association will also be Read more...
Member Benefits
More reasons to join the MJA - Membership of the Medical Journalists’ Association brings a host of benefits. These include discounts for books published by the MIT press and even car hire. We have negotiated free access Read more...
Work and Money
Let’s stamp out 60-day payment terms - We know that for many freelance members, chasing payments is a perennial problem, and there seems to be no end to the hoops and barriers to navigate before payment is Read more...
Gallery
2021 MJA Awards - This year’s MJA Awards were even more of a celebration of excellence as we were able to do it in person. We were also able to celebrate the success of Read more...