Essay On Writing Skills

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Introduction
Having adequate writing skills is important to communicate efficiently and effectively in any job, but even more so in a health professional job where an error might lead to improper treatment or the death of a patient. In a research study titled, “Writing-skills development in the health professions,” by Richard E. Rawson, Kathleen M. Quinlan, Barry J. Cooper, Clare Fewtrell, and Jennifer R. Matlow they conduct a study on first year students attending Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. This research study analyzes writing skills by using a method called Question of the Week, where students use their cognitive abilities and provide written answers based on concepts learned in class. This article shows Rawson et al. rhetorical factors to understand the purpose of the text, audience, textual visual evidence, documentation style and organization, persona, and context.
Purpose of Text Rawson et al. determine how and why writing is important as well as how writing skills impact students in health profession careers by developing the study with the principle that “students need to learn to communicate in ways that are specific to a profession or discipline.”¹ Writing is important in the health professional …show more content…

did not focus on both, my partner and I, profession instead the authors focus broadly on health professions careers and Rawson et al. explained why having clear and concise writing skills is important in the medical field. I am aware that writing is important to be able to communicate with colleagues, to write medical records, prescriptions to patients, and referral letters. This article was helpful to me because after I graduate from Sacramento State, I would like to go to vet school and I thought that writing was not going to be as important in the future, but now I know that writing is one of the most important concepts I need to know as well as communication, in order to communicate with others such as patients and

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