Medical Writing Certification

The Medical Writing Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests medical writing skills — regulatory documents such as clinical study reports and the Common Technical Document, clinical trial protocols and disclosure, scientific publications and their ethics, and clear communication of data, style and plain language — written to ICH E3, E6(R3), E9 and M4, ICMJE recommendations, CONSORT 2025, GPP 2022, the EU Clinical Trials Regulation and ClinicalTrials.gov rules for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Medical Writing Proficiency certificate (SOA-MW). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work (ICMJE), ICH E3 Structure and Content of Clinical Study Reports (International Council for Harmonisation), ICH E6 Good Clinical Practice (ICH) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Medical Writing Certification, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures regulatory documents, protocols, disclosure and transparency, publications and ethics and data, style and plain language and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Medical Writing Proficiency certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work (ICMJE); ICH E3 Structure and Content of Clinical Study Reports (International Council for Harmonisation); ICH E6 Good Clinical Practice (ICH); ICH E9 Statistical principles for clinical trials and E9(R1) estimands (International Council for Harmonisation); CONSORT 2010 Statement for reporting randomised trials (CONSORT Group); ICH M4 Common Technical Document (CTD) (International Council for Harmonisation). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Regulatory Documents (Clinical study reports, Common Technical Document and Investigator documents); Protocols, Disclosure and Transparency (Protocol content, Trial registration and results and Lay summaries); Publications and Ethics (Authorship, Good Publication Practice and Conflicts and AI); Data, Style and Plain Language (Presenting statistics, Tables and figures and Clear writing). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Medical writer (regulatory or publications), Clinical research associate moving into writing, Medical communications or MedComms writer, Scientist or pharmacist changing careers and Health content writer. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Medical Writing knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Common routes include the AMWA Medical Writer Certified (MWC) credential in the US and the EMWA Professional Development Programme in Europe. Both expect a working knowledge of regulatory documents, publication ethics, data presentation and clear scientific style.

Regulatory writers prepare documents for health authorities, such as protocols, clinical study reports and CTD summaries, following ICH guidelines. Publication writers prepare journal articles, abstracts and posters, following journal and ICMJE requirements and Good Publication Practice.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.