Donald Harting

Don Harting is a professional medical writer with master’s degrees in journalism and biology. His first career was in print journalism. He has more than 15 years of experience writing needs assessments and instructional content for accredited continuing education in the health professions. Since 2009, he has worked with CME providers to win more than $4.8 million in education grants, mostly in oncology. Since 2014 he has been conducting original research on best practices for CME writing, including a new competency model published in 2024. He has presented education sessions on various aspects of CME writing at national meetings of the American Medical Writers Association and the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions.