Tom Lang, MA, Principal,
Tom Lang Communications and Training International

For many years, Tom was Manager of Medical Editing Services at the Cleveland Clinic and, later, a Senior Scientific Writer at the New England Cochrane and Evidence-Based Medicine Practice Centers.  Since 1998, he has provided consulting and training services in preparing scientific publications, critical appraisal of clinical research, statistical reporting, and written communications to a variety of international clients. He served on the CONSORT, MOOSE, and PRISMA standards-setting groups, and his book, How to Report Statistics in Medicine: Annotated Guidelines for Authors, Editors, and Reviewers, is now a standard reference in the fields of evidence-based medicine and medical writing.

He received the 1994 Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Workshop Leader from the American Medical Writers Association; the 2002 Excellence in Continuing Education Award from the American Statistical Association; and the first Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Chicago's Graham School of General Studies, in 2005. He has taught for the University of Chicago's Medical Writing Certificate Program since its inception in 1999 and is Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Writing at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. 

A Fellow of the American Medical Writers Association, he is also a Past President of the Council of Science Editors and Treasurer of the World Association of Medical Editors. His master's degree is in Communication Management, from the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California.

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