1. It is necessary that you must have a scientific background to deal with all the scientific and medical terms being involved in the documentation.

2. They must have undergone training in any organization so that they write the documentation in correct format and exactly in a standard that is required.

3. A medical writer for marketing must posses a degree in English and journalism. For educational and research documentation the medical writer must poses a basic science degree.

4. They must follow deadlines along with quality. This is a most important issue especially in medical writing.

These are the skills that one must develop to become a good medical writer. To shine better as a medical writer, focusing on the key characteristics would be more important rather than developing general skills.