Curriculum vitae

Personal details

Name:	Tracey Ann LAMBERT (married name: THOMAS)
Address:	21 Warwick Avenue Westmere Auckland 1002 NEW ZEALAND
Telephone:	+ 64 9 378-1378
Mobile:	+ 64 21 469-070
e-mail:	tracey.lambert@talentmedicom.com
Date of Birth:	18 September 1960
Nationality:	New Zealander
Marital Status:	Married Two children (aged 6 and 8)

Education

1973-1977

Pakuranga College, Auckland, New Zealand

1975: School Certificate English, French, Latin, History, Maths, Science

1977: ‘A’ Bursary English, Latin, Maths, Chemistry, Physics

1979-1984

University of Auckland School of Medicine

1981: Bachelor of Human Biology (BHB)

1984: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Computer skills

Microsoft Word 2000

Microsoft Publisher 2000

Microsoft FrontPage 2000

Microsoft Excel 2000

(Full typing skills)

Work Experience

September 1999 to date	TALent Medical Communications Ltd
Position	Freelance Medical Writer
Duties	As a freelancer, I set up my own business, and began working for a variety of clients. The majority of my work was still on the ‘Clineguide’ project for ClineAnswers (a new company set up under Walters Kluwer/Adis), but other projects have included included account management and writing for pharmaceutical clients of a public relations firm, authoring content for a medical website (written for the public) and ghost-writing scientific papers. Now actively extending client base, especially to Australian, UK and US agencies/clients.

February 1997 to August 1999	ADIS International Ltd, Auckland, NZ
Position	Medical editor/writer; clinical reviewer
Duties	Employed on a contract basis initially in a new joint venture with a US medical software company, writing content for computer-assisted physician entry order systems. In July ’98, I was involved in the concept development of a new software program, in response to a brief by the head of the Health Information Systems department at Adis. Once the project progressed, my primary role became that of a senior clinical editor and reviewer. (NB: This project is now in full production, with beta testing in US hospitals.)

January 1992 to January 1997	TALent Medical Writing cc, Johannesburg, South Africa
Position	Freelance Medical Writer
Duties	In 1992 I set up my own business (TALent Medical Writing), and began working on a freelance basis for clients in South Africa. This work included: Writing articles and supplements for placement in various medical publications Ghost-writing scientific papers Medical advertising Conference reporting (including overnight production) Highlight reports Press releases Medical editing Medical video & TV script writing Interviewing doctors for videotape production

July 1992 to March 1995 April to December 1996	Sherwoods Strategic Advertising, Johannesburg, South Africa
Position	Medical Writer
Duties	Employed on a permanent part-time (4 hours/day) basis with South Africa’s leading medical advertising agency. Work included: ‘Brain-storming’ advertising campaign concepts Writing copy for medical advertisements & detail aids Writing ‘placed articles’ Press releases CME series Checking copy

January to October 1991	Medical Action Communications, Surrey, UK
Position	Medical Writer
Duties	Began medical writing career with a marketing, communications and public relations agency to the pharmaceutical industry. Planning, researching, writing and presenting MAC ‘Action Plans’ (proposals) Highlight reports, congress reports, on-site press releases, slide kits Medical editing of quarterly journal (HOST) Medical editing of research papers Interviewing doctors for audiotape production Commissioning advisers and writers (doctors) for client publications

November 1984 to January 1991	Various medical facilities
Position	Medical doctor
Duties	After graduating from medical school in November 1984, I worked for 4 years at hospitals around Auckland (including 19 months as a pathology registrar). I then worked for a year in a general practice in Sydney Australia, before moving to the UK, where I took various locum doctor positions throughout southern England, until my career move into medical writing in 1991.

Interests and activities

Horse-riding, SCUBA diving, walking, snow-skiing