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WHITE PAPER: Medical Devices & Biologics Leader Board Certifies her Medical Affairs and MSL team.
Medical Device and Biologics Leader Board Certifies her Medical Affairs Team Imagine you’ve been hired to lead an organization of medical affairs professionals. They’re a
5 Ways to Successfully Integrate Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) Into “In-House” Medical Affairs
By Dan Hennessy, PhD One of the challenges for any field employee across industries is feeling connected to the “home” office and the headquarters team
10 Reasons Why Good Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) Quit..
Recent data suggests that the average tenure for medical science liaisons (MSLs) at a given company is a little over 2 years. Which is lower
Board Certification for MSLs
By Hien Nguyen, MD, Judy Walker, MD Pharma is at a crossroads. 2018 has been a seminal year with multiple events coming to a head
Board Certified Medical Affairs Specialist (BCMAS): A Review by Paul Korner, MD
The Board Certified Medical Affairs Specialist Program or ‘BCMAS’ program has become increasingly popular among medical affairs and MSL professionals in pharma. Many pharma industry
Advice From a Medical Affairs Leader
“Medical affairs is a very broad discipline, and in a changing environment it makes it really difficult for a Medical Affairs professional to become an
7 Must Know Tips for any successful pharma industry pro
Getting Ahead in Pharma ABN– (Always Be Networking)- Your network is your “other net worth.” LinkedIn is an incredible tool for expanding your network. Upgrading
Becoming Board Certified in Medical Affairs (BCMAS): The new standard in Pharma-Interviews with BCMAS Professionals by Elio Evangelista
Anyone working in medical affairs understands that it’s a highly specialized area. And often, medical affairs executives get so engrossed in their day to day
Culture in Medical Affairs: Is your organization too focused on the “D” degree?
When reading many job postings, it is clear that the pharmaceutical industry and, more specifically, medical affairs departments are putting an increasing emphasis on the
The Role of Medical Affairs from Research & Design to Commercialization
Bringing a new pharmaceutical product to market is a unique process based on a number of requirements for supporting a product launch. For a research
10 Reasons to Work in Medical Affairs
You get to impact patient lives on a macro-scale level. You use a wide variety of skills outside of your traditional training. You work with
5 Reasons MSL Roles Are On The Rise
1. Healthcare Providers prefer to get their information from other ‘peers’ After training, Healthcare providers (HCPs) rely quite a bit on the pharmaceutical industry to
Top 5 Ways to Get Fired as a Medical Science Liaison
Outside of the typical reasons people get fired (ie., cheat on your expenses, falsify information on an application, etc…). There are 5 sure fire ways
Why 95% of Consumers See Pharma Negatively
A recent survey conducted by Innoplexus found that only 5% of consumers viewed the pharmaceutical industry (pharma) in a positive way. Most respondents said they