Medical Affairs

Catalog description

This course focuses on skills related to a Medical Affairs department in a pharmaceutical industry setting. Students will have the opportunity to develop basic competencies in medical affairs and clinical development at a large, global pharmaceutical company. Students will assist in the creation, updating, and editing of printed and verbal content for both internal and external audiences. Students will also be responsible for completing a research project of relevance to the company, which may include, for example, evaluation of a potential Rx-to-OTC switch opportunity, review of the competitive environment in a particular therapeutic area or authoring of an expert opinion. Throughout the experience students will be challenged to improve their literature searching and evaluation skills as well as written and verbal communication abilities. Students will also be encouraged to meet and interact with colleagues from other functional areas such as drug safety, regulatory affairs, and marketing to broaden their understanding of the pharmaceutical industry.