Explore Medical Communications as a Career!

What's it like to be a medical communications professional?

Medical communications professionals help bring clinical research to the world—ethically, clearly, and on time.

If you’re exploring the field or just getting started, ISMPP helps you build foundational knowledge, connect with the community, and take the next step in your career.

By coordinating the development, review, and dissemination of research, professionals in this field ensure that findings are  communicated accurately and are accessible to the broader scientific community—advancing medical science and supporting improved patient care.

Is this for you?

This page is designed for early-career professionals, career changers, and anyone exploring medical publications and communications—including students interested in transitioning from academia to profession.

ISMPP also offers a special student membership to help get you started on your career journey.

New to the field?

ISMPP helps you quickly build knowledge and confidence while connecting with a supportive professional community. Resources include:

• Practical guidance and a clearer understanding of career pathways
• Connections with experienced professionals and peers
• Skills and professional development you can apply right away

Open-Access Resources 

• ISMPP Foundational Resources
• ISMPP Code of Ethics
• Good Publication Practices (GPP 2022); Access GPP 2022 in Annals of Internal Medicine
• AI in Medical Communications Resources

• ISMPP Insider Articles (formerly The MAP Newsletter)
• Finding Your Fit: A Guide to Industry, Agency, and Freelance Roles in Medical Communications
• Strategy and Tactics of Publication Planning: Visual Survival Kit and Visual Journey
• Webinars, Podcasts, and ISMPP YouTube Videos
• Finding Your Fit: A Guide to Industry, Agency, and Freelance Roles in Medical Communications (LinkedIn Live Panel Discussion available on ISMPP YouTube Channel after May 21, 2026)
• The AI Evolution: Medical Communications in the Digital Age (ISMPP U open-access webinar [login required])
• Navigating the Non-Negotiables (ISMPP InformED podcast)
• ISMPP Channel on NetworkPharma.tv
• Professional Development
• Follow ISMPP's Community on LinkedIn
• ISMPP's Career Center – Connecting Talent with Great Opportunities
• ISMPP Certification Program – Your opportunity to earn the Certified Medical Publication Professional™ (CMPP™) credential

Member-Only Resources

• Access to ISMPP's Learning Hub–ISMPP's gateway to foundational and specialized resources and education
• Hundreds of ISMPP U webinars
• Session archives from ISMPP's Meeting Programs, including Introduction to Publication Planning: From Idea to Implementation and Will AI Replace the Scientific Communications Professional or Make You Irreplaceable? New Skillsets in the AI Age (ISMPP Academy Meeting)
• Guidance and standards documents, templates, and toolkits
• Live Events – Network and learn with peers around the world
• European Meeting of ISMPP
• Annual Meeting of ISMPP
• Asia-Pacific Meeting of ISMPP
• ISMPP Academy
• Meet-ups
• ISMPP Member Connect – Join our vibrant online community forum
• ISMPP's Committee and Task Forces – Make a difference with professional development through volunteerism
• University of Florida Educational Partnership – Tuition discount 

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