PROFILE
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I’m Joan Beck, a professionally trained medical illustrator, designer, writer, photographer and creative director based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.
I specialize in making visual communication projects run smoothly, on time and on budget for the healthcare and biotech industries. I have extensive experience creating successful visuals for the following areas:
• Pharmaceutical advertising
• Medical products manufacturers
• The medical editorial market
• Medical-legal demonstrative exhibits
• Medical product photography
• Text book illustration
• PowerPoint presentations
If you have an upcoming project or questions about my work please call or email me. I look forward to hearing from you.
I’m Joan Beck, a professionally trained medical illustrator, designer, writer, photographer and creative director based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.
I specialize in making visual communication projects run smoothly, on time and on budget for the healthcare and biotech industries. I have extensive experience creating successful visuals for the following areas:
• Pharmaceutical advertising
• Medical products manufacturers
• The medical editorial market
• Medical-legal demonstrative exhibits
• Medical product photography
• Text book illustration
• PowerPoint presentations
If you have an upcoming project or questions about my work please call or email me. I look forward to hearing from you.
BIO:
Joan has an undergraduate Biology/Chemistry degree from the University of Minnesota, and a Master's degree in Biomedical Communications with a medical illustration emphasis from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. Her landmark Master's thesis, "A Medical Illustrator's Guide to the Production of Demonstrative Evidence" and her subsequent articles and seminars at national medical illustration conferences and trial lawyers' meetings helped to provide the basis of trial exhibit techniques that are the standard in the industry.
During her years as a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) Joan has served on numerous committees, helped to organize four national AMI conferences, lectured on multiple occasions at both National conventions and at medical illustration schools across the USA. In recognition of service to the organization, Joan was awarded an AMI fellowship . At the time, she was the youngest member of the organization to receive the award.
Joan has won many national awards for her creative and beautifully executed artwork, writing and advertising campaigns.
She has awards from:
• The Association of Medical Illustrators
• Society of Illustrators, New York
• Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles
• The RX Club
• The American Medical Writers Association
• Biomedical Marketing Association
• Ad Federation of America
Joan has an undergraduate Biology/Chemistry degree from the University of Minnesota, and a Master's degree in Biomedical Communications with a medical illustration emphasis from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. Her landmark Master's thesis, "A Medical Illustrator's Guide to the Production of Demonstrative Evidence" and her subsequent articles and seminars at national medical illustration conferences and trial lawyers' meetings helped to provide the basis of trial exhibit techniques that are the standard in the industry.
During her years as a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) Joan has served on numerous committees, helped to organize four national AMI conferences, lectured on multiple occasions at both National conventions and at medical illustration schools across the USA. In recognition of service to the organization, Joan was awarded an AMI fellowship . At the time, she was the youngest member of the organization to receive the award.
Joan has won many national awards for her creative and beautifully executed artwork, writing and advertising campaigns.
She has awards from:
• The Association of Medical Illustrators
• Society of Illustrators, New York
• Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles
• The RX Club
• The American Medical Writers Association
• Biomedical Marketing Association
• Ad Federation of America