Alum Zooms: 5 Career Questions with Ryan Overcash, PhD

Please join us for a series of short, focused career conversations with former Duke postdocs and PhD students. On Aug 18, our guest is Ryan Overcash, PhD, Principal Clinical Research Scientist and Head of the Medical Writing Fellowship Program (currently accepting applications!) at Impact Pharmaceutical Services.

5 Questions:
1. Could you tell us about your background?
2. How did you get your job at Impact Pharma?
3. What's a typical day like at your organization (pre- and post-COVID)?
4. What can postdocs and students who would like to work in this field (or explore it further) do to prepare?
5. What is the employment outlook for this field, given the COVID crisis? (please note that the answer to this question may be "We don't know yet.")

6. Bonus question: Can you tell us about the Impact Medical Writing Fellowship Program?