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Writers Conference for Healthcare Professionals – 2nd Annual

Evergreen Course

#SoMeDocsWriters

This curated course is filled with quality lectures from verified experts of today, including how to pitch your book to an agent, publisher, or beyond, how to come up with an idea and start the first page, how to start a narrative medicine program, and so much more.

$ 299/ticket

10 exciting lectures
3 discussion panels
2 workshops
6 months access to recorded footage, to listen and learn in your own time
Networking in a community (on FB)
Access to the interactive networking space in a FB community
Option to add on CME credits

Optional Continuing Education Credits

Access Learner+ to launch an AI-powered reflective experience that rewards CME/CE credits for clinically-relevant reflections.

Purchase Here

Our Speakers: 1-hour sessions filled with advice

Click into each lecture for more details.
Want to submit a lecture pitch for future conference? Submit here.

The Importance of Diastole: Why Building a Narrative Medicine Curriculum is Critical

Pramita Kuruvilla, MD, FAAFP, HEC-C

Write a Fabulous First Page: Tips and Techniques for Crafting Your Book’s Best Beginning

Rebecca Pickens

Trouble Getting Started on That Writing Project? Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block from a 20-Year Freelancer

Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH

Common Writing Scams: What to Watch Out For

Kyle Bradford Jones, MD, FAAFP

Writing Fiction: The Secret Sauce that Keeps Readers Turning Your Pages

Debra E. Blaine, MD, CMT

Writing About Trauma: Seven Strategies for Getting Trauma On The Page

Rachel Kowalsky MD, MPH

Book Publishing — Getting Started

Suzanne Staszak-Silva

Writing and Publishing Personal Essays on Health, Illness, Caregiving, and the Making of the Healthcare Professional

Carolyn Roy-Bornstein MD FAAP

Ethical Quandaries Related to Writing as a Physician

Christine Gibson MD CCFP MMedEd DProf

The Power of Creating Your Own Story

Meena Julapalli, MD

Bonus Lectures: Even more Learning

(Extra lectures, exclusively for VIP ticket holders)

SEO from the Doctor’s Lens

Dana Corriel, MD

No Portfolio? No Problem!

Nicola M. Parry, BSc, MSc, BVSc, DACVP, FRCVS

The Cost of Creativity: A Guide to Self-Publishing Children’s Picture Books

Carrie Sharkey Asner, MD, FAAFP

Writing from the Wound

Karen F. Geiger MA/CCC-SLP, CJF

Self-Publishing for a First Time Author

Michael Foti, DO

Podcasting for Physicians: Is It Worth Your Time (and Influence)?

Spencer Lalk

Panel Discussion: Prescription for Prose: Non-Fiction for Doctors

Workshop

Heart. Soul. Pen. Find Your Voice on a Page. Robin Finn, MPH, MA helps us to find our natural writer’s voice.

BONUS Workshop

A Minute to Win It: Create Your 60-Second Book Pitch to Impress Publishers, Engage Media, and Open Unexpected Doors. “What’s your book about?” Jill Grimes, MD FAAFP will lead a dynamic workshop to teach you how to create a compelling, 60-second pitch to reel in media, agents, publishers, and more!

$ 299/ticket

10 exciting lectures
3 discussion panels
2 workshops
6 months access to recorded footage, to listen and learn in your own time
Networking in a community (on FB)
Access to the interactive networking space in a FB community
Option to add on CME credits

Optional Continuing Education Credits

Access Learner+ to launch an AI-powered reflective experience that rewards CME/CE credits for clinically-relevant reflections.

Purchase Here

Testimonials

"This conference was great! It was my first and I really didn't know what to expect. It was accessible, affordable and had great content. I honestly loved being at home. The speakers were so knowledgeable and I loved that it was "physicians supporting physicians". Also, the nondocs were legitimate experts in their fields. I will definitely be attending more! Plus, I've made some great connections."

- Stephanie Rose, DO, attendee

"I just attended the “Writers Conference For Healthcare Professionals – Part 2” and also had the privilege of being a speaker there, too. Honestly, I’m so sad that it’s over! It was absolutely fantastic and covered a range of writing genres. We had talks, workshops, and a networking session, it was just awesome. And the conference Facebook group is The Bomb! I learned something useful in every session, even (maybe especially) those outside of my usual genre. And I already have an idea for a writing project that’s completely outside my usual comfort zone. If you’re even remotely interested in writing or storytelling, you have to join this conference on demand. I know you’ll want binge watch it!"

- Nicola Parry, DVM, veterinary pathologist

"This conference offered great content and useful tips for physician writers - even with an MFA under my belt, I still learned new things - and I plan to go back and review a couple of lectures. Def worth my time!"

- Nancy Glass, MD, pediatrics-anesthesiology professor, Baylor College of Medicine

"100 thank yous Dana Corriel, MD. Start to finish, this event was a perfect 10. You are a visionary creator and leader, and a pleasure to collaborate with. You brought such a fabulous group of speakers together. And the SoMeDoc community you've established is clearly a warm and inviting place to spend time. Now to write your book about how you made it all happen! I've enjoyed spreading the word about the work you do, and I'm thrilled to see you're planning to do another event like this in the future."

- Rebecca Pickens, award-winning book coach and developmental editor, speaker, & attendee

"It was a fantastic conference! So comprehensive and interesting."

- Ahna Blutreich, MD, attendee

Watch the Promo:

Meet the Chair

Dana Corriel, MD A board-certified internist who decided to shift gears mid-career to become a digital healthcare expert and entrepreneur. Dr. Corriel founded SoMeDocs – the site you’re on this very moment – to empower doctors, and promote their autonomy, by helping them build accounts online that help establish their authority as the experts in health. Dr. Corriel now works as a freelance consultant to both professionals and large companies, strategizing on growth and building unique digital content and pathways for businesses and brands that want to stand out.

Meet the SCC

SCC stands for SoMeDocs Coaching Cohort. These are network-level members of SoMeDocs who are either coaches or consultants, and who have unique services to offer attendees of this conference. The SCC helps facilitate discussions in our conferences, and also make themselves available for free consulting during any networking segments of our events.

Coach: Asha Padmanabhan, MD: Leadership Rx Coaching

Susan J. Baumgaertel, MD

Coach: Cindy Van Praag, MD, NBC-HWC (Inspired Mom MDs)

Consultant: Dana Corriel, MD

Tracy Asamoah, MD, PCC

Coach: Alice Horrell, DO – Cultivating Splendor Coaching

Podcasting for Physicians: Is It Worth Your Time (and Influence)?

Self-Publishing for a First Time Author

Writing from the Wound

The Cost of Creativity: A Guide to Self-Publishing Children’s Picture Books

No Portfolio? No Problem!

SEO from the Doctor’s Lens

The Power of Creating Your Own Story

Ethical Quandaries Related to Writing as a Physician

Writing and Publishing Personal Essays on Health, Illness, Caregiving, and the Making of the Healthcare Professional

Book Publishing — Getting Started

Writing About Trauma: Seven Strategies for Getting Trauma On The Page

Writing Fiction: The Secret Sauce that Keeps Readers Turning Your Pages

Common Writing Scams: What to Watch Out For

Trouble Getting Started on That Writing Project? Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block from a 20-Year Freelancer

Write a Fabulous First Page: Tips and Techniques for Crafting Your Book’s Best Beginning

The Importance of Diastole: Why Building a Narrative Medicine Curriculum is Critical

A Minute to Win It: Create Your 60-Second Book Pitch to Impress Publishers, Engage Media, and Open Unexpected Doors

Workshop: Heart. Soul. Pen. Find Your Voice on the Page.

#SoMeDocsWriters

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$ 299/ticket

10 exciting lectures
3 discussion panels
2 workshops
6 months access to recorded footage, to listen and learn in your own time
Networking in a community (on FB)
Access to the interactive networking space in a FB community
Option to add on CME credits

Optional Continuing Education Credits

Access Learner+ to launch an AI-powered reflective experience that rewards CME/CE credits for clinically-relevant reflections.

Purchase Here

Virtual Speed Networking

Join our virtual speed-networking session, where we will invite our faculty, attendees, and members of SoMeDocs, to an hour of introductions, get-to-know-each-other, and more. On hand will be our SCC, the branch of SoMeDocs featuring coaches and consultants, who help us run the event and show up to meet with anyone who wants to learn more about what they do. We typically also throw out a question that everyone an attendance has the option to answer, and this time it was: “What advice would you give about writing?” Take a listen to what we created.

$ 299/ticket

10 exciting lectures
3 discussion panels
2 workshops
6 months access to recorded footage, to listen and learn in your own time
Networking in a community (on FB)
Access to the interactive networking space in a FB community
Option to add on CME credits

Optional Continuing Education Credits

Access Learner+ to launch an AI-powered reflective experience that rewards CME/CE credits for clinically-relevant reflections.

Purchase Here

2nd Annual Non-Clinical Careers Course

Dive into lectures that explore the expanding realm of nonclinical roles and the many ways physicians can redefine their careers.

Finances, Investing and Real Estate for Healthcare Professionals - 2

2nd Annual Finances, Investing & Real Estate for Healthcare Professionals

Grow your expertise with sustained coursework that explores practical financial frameworks and evidence-based investment approaches designed for today’s healthcare professional.

Autonomy & Advocacy: A Medico-Legal Conference for Clinicians

Autonomy & Advocacy: A Medico-Legal Course for Clinicians

A virtual experience exploring the intersection of medicine and law, designed to protect, empower, and inform today’s clinicians.

Mastering Private Practice Conference – 3rd Annual

3rd Annual Private Practice Course

A uniquely curated resource exclusive for SoMeDocs, filled with content on building and running a private practice.

Going Back to High School: How Speaking to Students Inspired Me

Public Speaking, Communication, and Online Presenting (Ongoing)

A virtual resource exploring tips and tricks that make us better speakers and presenters!

Vacation Planning When Your Brain Hates Logistics: A Survival Guide for Doctors With Executive Function Challenges

3rd Annual Leadership, Mental Health, and Career Advancement for Healthcare Professionals

A virtual experience offering practical strategies from neuroscience and psychology to support mental resilience, emotional wellbeing, and sustainable professional performance.

FAQ's

How do I access lectures?

You can access the lectures in our courses by purchasing a ticket to that course. You’ll get immediate access to each and every lecture in that collection, and be able to watch, at your own time and pace, for 6 full months.

Are your lectures in-person?

No. None of the lectures we put on are in person. They are all meant to be soaked up easily, on the web, which means you can access them all online, without having to travel anywhere. Even in your PJ’s!

SoMeDocs does, however, partner with in-person conferences, as well.

Can I interact with speakers and other faculty?

Absolutely. We host an interactive community both on FB and on Whatsapp, and after lectures go live, the faculty is often present to network and answer questions.

Do I need to log in for every lecture?

No. When lectures go live, it’s up to you to attend whichever lecture interests you. If you purchase a VIP ticket, you can access lectures at your own time and pace, over a 6-month period.

How do I become a speaker in one of these?

We love seeing the individuals of healthcare highlighted for their expertise. It is literally part of our mission. In order to apply to speak, submit a lecture pitch to us, highlighting the details of your talk, its objectives, and details about who you are.

Can I become a sponsor? Or can my company become a sponsor?

Sure. We have sponsorship options available here, or you can email us, in order to pitch participation.