Dr. Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD, is a freelance health and medical writer. She graduated from Indiana University Medical School, where she developed a passion for patient education; she has been honing her skills as a health and medical communicator for the past two years. Her training as a medical physician makes her well suited to presenting medical topics to a lay audience in a way that is both easy to comprehend and accurate. Conversely, her training as an MD and her experience in basic laboratory science make her an ideal candidate for working closely with medical professionals and scientists to produce material for a professional audience. She is immediately available to write top quality, well researched, and highly readable material tailored specifically to your project’s needs. She is also available to edit and proofread appropriate projects across the biomedical