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Specialty Subjects : Academic medicine, medical education, health technology (healthIT), health care innovation, mental health, public health, women’s health, nursing, optometry, research magazines

Enter your professional bio here : I'm a freelance writer and content strategist in the Philadelphia area with more than 15 years of experience. I have a master's in journalism from Columbia University, and worked as a staff reporter for Newsday, a daily newspaper on Long Island, New York, before going freelance in 2009. Now I craft clear and compelling health and science content for academic medical centers, universities, health care associations, and other institutional clients. I'm a frequent contributor to Penn Medicine magazine, and have written cover stories for Columbia Medicine magazine, the Drexel University College of Medicine Alumni Magazine, and The Physiologist Magazine. My freelance journalism has appeared in Latina, Next Avenue, ZDNet (formerly SmartPlanet), and many other publications. I was a recipient of the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism grant, administered by the University of Southern California at Annenberg, to report on a troubled health care system in a New Jersey city and local attempts to find solutions. That project became a series of articles published in the Philadelphia Inquirer. My favorite stories delve into the human side of health care, inviting readers into the complex worlds of medicine and science through character-driven narrative, immersive scenes, and a keen eye for detail. A few highlights: covering optometrists caring for patients through personal tragedy, providers sounding the alarm on mental health disparities, and designers building the hospital of the future. https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/search#q=%22christina%20hernandez%20sherwood%22&sort=date%20descending http://www.columbiamedicinemagazine.org/features/spring-2021/lab-hunt-covid-19-antibody-treatments https://drexel.edu/medicine/alumni/publications/alumni-magazine-archive/summer-2021/beating-back-physician-burnout/ https://www.physiology.org/publications/news/the-physiologist-magazine/2021/july/a-runner-s-quest?SSO=Y https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D4zoINFvWfK6-CQIO2_VxAvxYfVFepXk/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxZJD-h_2gaRNGZkNjNlYzktMDJiNi00NTQ1LTgwYTUtMjExNDM3MmNiNmU1/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-LbNXAUCbo-Or4eEJYsLClA https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/publications-and-special-projects/penn-medicine-magazine/archived-issues/2018/spring-summer-2018/architects-of-innovation?_ga=2.127942984.578668188.1625672905-1884747029.1571159162

Writing Credits : HEALTH CARE CLIENTS: Penn Medicine, University of Iowa Health Care, American Optometric Association, American Physiological Society.
CONTENT MARKETING CLIENTS: AARP, Costco, Fortune Brand Studio, Studio B/Boston Globe.
ALUMNI MAGAZINES: University of Pennsylvania, Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, Penn Nursing, Penn Dental Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Drexel University College of Medicine, Rutgers University, Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Southern College of Optometry.
CONSUMER PUBLICATION CREDITS: Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Reuters, ZDNet, PBS Next Avenue, Latina, New Jersey Monthly, and others.

Awards and Recognition : '' Right From The Start ,'' my cover story for Penn Medicine magazine on Black maternal health, received a 2024 Gold Award for Excellence in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives category of the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Institutional Advancement awards. The piece also won the American Society of Journalists and Authors 2024 Award for Best B2C Article in 2024. '' Which Skin Care Products Do We Really Need? '', for UCSF Magazine , received an honorable mention in the short-form category of the 2024 National Association of Science Writers' Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards . I was a recipient of the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism grant, administered by the University of Southern California at Annenberg, to report on a troubled health care system in a New Jersey city and local attempts to find solutions. That project became a series of articles published in the Philadelphia Inquirer . https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AsvyCq_OZgQ96WeQALPdF3D-jgtfHjgW/view https://www.aamc.org/career-development/affinity-groups/gia/awards#:~:text=Gold%3A%20Advancing%20the%20Story%20of%20Maternal%20Health%20Equity%2C%20University%20of%20Pennsylvania%20Health%20System https://www.asja.org/what-we-do/awards/2024-writing-award-winners/ https://magazine.ucsf.edu/which-skin-care-products-do-we-really-need https://www.nasw.org/article/nasw-science-writers-institutional-writing-awards-winners-2024

Skills (Select all that apply) : Blog posts, Case studies, Communications strategy, Conference coverage, Content marketing, E-books, Editing, Essays, Feature writing, Ghostwriting, Ideation, News, Profiles, Q&A, Web copy, White papers, Conference/meeting coverage, Annual reports, Articles, Copywriting, News releases, Brochures, Coaching, Donor communications, Fundraising appeals, Infographics

List any memberships you have with other organizations : National Association of Science Writers, University Research Magazine Association