Dr.Lara Pullen (Doc) is a Medical Writer who loves science and believes that science is the way of thinking. Doc studied biology at Nothwestern University (downtown) and has a degree in Microbiology and a minor in Immunology. After working at the U.S Environmental Protection Agency Doc realized that she wanted to have a family and work in the comfort of her own home so she left her job at the EPA and became a Medical Writer which was inspired by her pregnancy. What's interesting about her job is she gets to fire her own bosses based on how much work they give her within a year and the type of work she is doing.
She told the students about her son which had a serious illness and how it could possibly lead to autism. Doc was determined to keep her son from getting autism so she studied hard ro help prevent her son from developing autism and wanted to help mothers around the world. She, along with her brother-in-law, created the largest Autism therapy website (www.healingthresholds.com). This website touched the lives of many because it was free. Doc tried her hardest to break it down to a sixth grade reading level for parents who knew very little English so they could be able to comprehend the different types of treatments.
Doc also spoke to us about her career as a medical writer. One of the students asked her "So how do you keep your readers interested in what your writing?" She walked out the classroom took a deep breath jumped back in and hit us with a big hook. She then told us a hook is what gets people interested. Dr. Pullen's visit was great for our program because she gave us a little more detail on how to write a paper for our blog and showed us how cool a stay-at-home mom's job really can be.
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